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Less than two weeks after the Nov. 4 general election, county officials across
much of central and south
Texas are getting ready for
another round of balloting.
Gov. Rick Perry On Friday set Saturday, Dec. 6, as
the special election date to
fill the Texas State Senate
District 18 seat, vacated by
Sen. Glenn Hegar. Hegar
was elected to serve as Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts.
Candidates for this special election must file applications with the Secretary
of State no later than 5 p.m.
Decision 2014
on Wednesday, Nov. 19.

The early voting period begins Wednesday, Nov. 26.
The winner will serve the
remainder of Sen. Hegars
term, which expires in
2016.
The district extends from
downtown Corpus Christi
and North Padre Island
and the Matagorda-Brazoria county line inland to
Lee and Burleson counties,
between Austin and Bryan-College Station. Also
included in the district
are Gonzales and Lavaca
Counties, as well as Victoria and Brenham.
Gary Gates
Charles Gregory
Lois Kolkhorst
At least three people

state Rep. Lois Kolkhorst,
R-Brenham, businessman
Gary Gates of Richmond,
and former Simonton
councilman, businessman
and attorney Charles Gregory have already been

campaigning for the job
before it officially became
available.
The special election is
open to all candidates and

does not differentiate by
party affiliation. A single
candidate must obtain a
majority of the votes or a
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Krisslyn Sexton and Kendall Fougerat were elected as All American Cheerleaders
at UCA Camp at UT this summer. Both girls are senior members of Gonzales High
School Varsity Cheerleading Squad, their 6th year of cheering for Gonzales.
Local cheerleaders featured

in Thanksgiving Day Parades

The 2014 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City will feature a performance by more than 700 cheerleading and
dance team members representing Varsity
Spirit and two of those cheerleaders will
represent Gonzales.
Varsity Cheerleaders Kendall Fougerat
and Krisslyn Sexton from Gonzales High
School in Gonzales, Texas were selected to
perform as part of Varsitys group at UCA
Gonzales ISD
Summer Cheer Camp held at University
of Texas in Austin, where they were both
named All American Cheerleaders.
They will depart for New York City November 22 and return home November 28.
Theyre not the only GHS honorees, either: Presleigh Zella was selected as an
All American for the JV Cheer Squad and
will be in the Thanksgiving Day Parade in
CHEERLEADERS, Page A7
Apache place kicker John Bashaw attempts one of

his two field goals during GHS 41-13 win over La
Feria last Friday. Bashaw made five extra points and
made field goals of 21 and 37 yards. (Photo by Mark
Lube)
Local Toys for Tots campaign underway

A number of Gonzales-area businesses.

incuding The Cannon, are joining hands
with the Marine Corps Reserves to participate in this years Toys for Tots Christmastime donation program.
Local businesses are displaying the window decal and have a donation box available. Donors are asked to contribute new,
unwrapped toys for Christmas by Dec. 5.
Toys for Tots is a program initiated by
Gonzales
the Marine Corps Reserves in 1947 to
make Christmas wishes come true for
needy children.
The Marine Corps Reserve believes that
Every child deserves a little Christmas,
and the Marines are asking local residents
to help them send gifts to needy children
during the Christmas season.
Pam Hamilton, Toys for Tots coordinator for Gonzales County, said the organization is off to a great start this year.
This will be the first year that Gonzales
is hosting a Toys for Tots campaign, she
Local businesses participating in the Gonzales Toys

for Tots campaign feature drop boxes (left) and
window decals.
said. We expect the need in our area to be
significant and we are working very hard
to make our first year a success! We cannot
make this possible without the help of concerned citizens and business leaders.
Registration is also being held for those
families seeking gifts for their children.
Registration forms are available at three
primary locations (Hair Creations, 1821 N.
TOYS, Page A7
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Local news........................ A2
Oil & Gas........................... A8
Classifieds.......................... B6
Comics............................. B12
In Our View...................... A4
Puzzles............................. B11
Faith................................... A9
The Arts........................... B10
Community..................... A3
Business Directory........ A6
Sports................................. B1
For The Record............ A11
In Your View.................... A5
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Hospital Auxiliary News

The Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital met Oct.
28 in the Hospital dining room. There were 12
members present and one
guest. President of the
Chamber of Commerce,
Chrissy ONeal, spoke

to us on being a member of the Chamber of
Commerce and Agriculture. She spoke on ways
our membership in the
Chamber was an advan-
tage. The Auxiliary looks

forward to the publicity
of our Scholarship program of medical studies
to residents of Gonzales
County.
President called the
meeting to order and
Betty Fink drew names
for door prizes, won by
Kennon Brunkenhoefer
and Sally Brown.
President Caddell had
the minutes and treasure
report read and voted on.
Both passed the vote.
2nd V.P. Norris Gibson awarded 100 hr. bars
to Elizabeth Bennett,
Dyna DuBose, Kennon
Brunkenhoefer and Sally
Brown.
100 Hour Bars were earned by Elizabeth Bennett,
Gift shop chairman
Sally Brown, Kennon Brunkenhoefer and Dyna DuLeona Zella reported a
Bose.
The local Texas Gonzales Northern Railway (TXGN) presented a $1,000 donation
to the Gonzales Fire Department for general operating expenses. Pictured with
the GFD is TXGN General Manager Steven Gresham.
Chrissy ONeal, President of Chamber of Commerce

was the guest speaker at the Oct. 28 meeting with
President Kathleen Caddell and Treasurer Leona
Zella.
new shipment of collec- shop.
tor dolls is due to arrive
Good cheer reported
soon. Dyna DuBose was sending 6 cards to memcommended for the ex- bers.
cellent condition of the
The Auxiliary Christ-
mas Wassail Party will be

held on December 11th,
at 2:00 p.m.
One memorial was reported given.
Betty Fink reported
three new scholarships
are to be considered.
Under new business,
the special projects reported on items for the
Hospital, was tabled and
more information on the
project.
Medical Power of Attorney and Medical Director
to Physicians documents
were passed out to those
who wanted copies.
The
meeting
adjourned. The next meeting is November 25 in
the dining room at the
hospital.
Be wary of telemarketing scam

Local residents are being advised to use
caution when contacted by telemarketers promoting a free phone from LifeAlert.
A Gonzales resident contacted the LifeAlert
company after receiving an automated call recently, then following the directions to speak
with an operator. The resident told the operator to remove him from the call list, but was
told No can do by the operator, who then
hung up.
The LifeAlert company, which specializes in
notification systems for the elderly, said it does
not use telemarketing to promote its products.
The call you received is a nationwide scam
from medical alert imposters using robo-calls
and claiming to be Life Alert, the company
told the resident. These calls are not made by
Life Alert; they are telemarketing scammers
trying to mislead and defraud consumers by
using our trademarked name. Life Alert does

not employ telemarketers or perform cold
calls.
To date, Life Alert has been working with
the FCC and authorities to find and shut down
these scam call centers.
People who receive these calls can contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at
1-877-382-4357 against any scam number(s)
that you capture on your caller ID. When you
talk with them, please remember to tell them
it is a scam call and is not coming from the
Life Alert Corporation. Also, you may want
to contact your telephone provider and have
a block placed on that number if the calls continue.
To learn more, type Life Alert scam on
your internet browser and many news articles
will appear reporting on the scam.
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Nov. 20
Auditions
Calling all local actors, singers, or those
who have a desire to give either a shot Auditions for Spring Show Smoke on the
Mountain, a funny family musical, Tuesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 20 at 6:30 p.m. Parts for adults and children of all ages, singing and non-singing
parts to be cast!
Nov. 22
Night in Old Pearl City
The city of Yoakum Tourism Board will
sponsor the 12th annual Night in Old Pearl
City Saturday, Nov. 22 at Turner Hall in
Yoakum. A Lutheran Polka Worship Service is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Holy Cross
Lutheran Church, followed by a tour of
the Yoakum Heritage Museum and the
Christmas Tree Forest.
Doors open at Turner Hall at 5:30 p.m.
featuring door prizes, bottle grab, silent
auction, dinner and dance.
Proceeds will benefit the Yoakum Community Hospital and Yoakum Community
Fire Dept. For ticket information contact
Sharon Mueller at 512-341-9868 or 512567-3365.
Special Polka Service
The musical group Polka Spirit will lead
a polka worship service to be held at Holy
Cross Lutheran Church in Yoakum on Saturday November 22 at 3:00 p.m. as part of
the Night in Old Pearl City celebration.
This service was written by Ronnie Bruns
of Shiner using familiar polka and waltz
tunes. It has been used at Lutheran churches in Shiner and other churches in the area
and everyone has enjoyed it. Mr. Bruns has
been playing the accordian for 25 years and
is accompanied by several area musicians.
The community is invited to come and
share this special service.
Nov. 23
43rd Annual Cardinal Turkey Shoot
Everyone is invited to Wied Hall on Sunday, November 23rd, for the 43rd Annual
Cardinal Booster Club Turkey Shoot, Dinner, and Auction. The event begins at
10:00 a.m.; turkey shoot sign-up begins at
9:00 a.m. A kettle fried chicken dinner is
available from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for
dine-in and drive-through pick-up at Wied
Hall. Advance tickets are $8; available in
Shiner at Patek Grocery, Quality Pharmacy, Boehm Tractor, and the SLE/SPH Offices, and in Gonzales at E-Barr Feed. A live
auction begins at 12:00 noon. Come join us
for an afternoon of fun and fellowship with
family and friends. (Proceeds benefit the
athletic and physical education programs
of Shiner Catholic School, PK3 through
12th grade.)
Geronimo VFW Dance
Sam Bentley Band will be playing at
Geronimo VFW Post 8456, 6808 N Highway 123, Geronimo 78115, on Sunday, No-
vember 23, 3-6:30 pm; VFW kitchen 2 p.m.

Open seating. $8 donation benefits Auxiliary programs. Hall is smoke free and open
to all. Info 830-305-8829/830-305-5478.
Nov. 26
Gonzales V.F.W. Auxiliary Post 4817
Bake Sale
The Gonzales V.F.W. Auxiliary Post 4817
will hold a bake sale on Wednesday, Nov.
26 at Walmart from 9 a.m. until sold out.
There will be all kinds of pies, cookies, etc.
Come out and get something delicious to
go with your Thanksgiving meal. If you
have special requests for a certain kind of
pie please call Linda Kuenzler at 830-6727363 before Saturday, Nov. 15. All 4817
members: please have your deserts at the
sale by 8:30 a.m.
Nov. 29
Masonic Lodge Award
Gonzales Masonic Lodge #30 will present
The Golden Trowell Award (the highest
award that can be presented by a lodge) to
Brother Bob Erwin on Saturday, November
29 at 2 p.m. at the Lodge, 3rd floor. Family and Friends are invited. (Lodge has an
elevator)
Christmas Arts & Crafts
There will be a Christmas Arts & Crafts
Show from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29
at the Thump Pavilion in Luling. Bring the
kids to visit with Santa from 1-3 p.m.
Dec. 1
Cannon Stockholders
There will be a meeting of stockholders of
the Gonzales Cannon Inc. at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1 at the newspaper offices at 901
St. Joseph. All shareholders are invited.
Dec. 2
Auxiliary Christmas Party
The Gonzales V.F.W. Post 4817 Auxiliary
will hold their Christmas party on Tuesday,
Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. at the V.F.W. Hall on the
Harwood Road. All members are asked to
bring a covered dish to go with ham, and a
$5 gift to exchange.
Dec. 3
FREE Estate Planning Workshop
CLA Estate Services is hosting a free Estate Planning Workshop Wednesday, Dec.
3, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Sleep Inn &
Suites in Gonzales (2138 Water St., Gonzales, TX 78629). The workshop will provide
valuable information on securing ones estate and retirement planning. Guests will
receive a workbook and useful information
on: the pros and cons of wills and trusts;
how to avoid probate; long term health
care concerns; and tax reduction planning.
Seating is limited. Please call 1-866-2528721 to RSVP or for more information.
Dec. 4
American Legion Christmas Meal
The Gonzales American Legion Post #40
will meet Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m. at the Legion
Hall for their Annual Christmas Meal. All
members and guests are urged to attend.
Nov. 22
Community Health Fair
Theres a Health Fair coming to town! The Community Health Centers of South
Central Texas will be hosting its 27th Annual Health Fair on Saturday, November
22, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on
the corner of St. Lawrence and St. Paul. Flu shots will be available for $15.00. Free
blood pressure, pulse, and Blood Sugar screenings will be available. Information on
family planning, diabetes, hypertension, nutrition, and WIC services will be available. There will be health education booths from various health-related organizations in Gonzales and surrounding counties, plus healthy cooking demonstrations.
There will be an area designated for children, with games and prizes. There will door
prizes. Everyone is invited to be a part of this community event. We are makings
health care fun!
The community Health Centers of South Central Texas, Inc. has been servicing
the community and surrounding counties with their health care needs for over 45
years. For more information, please call 830-672-6655 and ask to speak to Christina
Cordova or Kristal Toran.
Nov. 22
Free Meal
If you are in need of a meal, Helping Hands, a non-profit, multi-church ministry
would like to bless you with a free lunch. Meals will be distributed Saturday, November 22nd, beginning at 11 a.m. at Emmanuel Christian School located at 1214 St.
Louis Street. Volunteers and donations are welcome. Contact Linda at 361-275-1216.
Dec. 5
4-H Poinsettia Sale
Gonzales County 4-H members will again
be selling Poinsettias this year. The sale will
be on Friday, December 5th 10:00 A.M. 4:00 P.M. at Marrou & Company. Everyone
is invited to come by and see the beautiful flowers. All pre-sale orders for flowers
and wreaths are to be picked up that day
between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00
P.M. For more information please contact
the Gonzales County Extension Office at
830/672-8531.
Gaslight Theater Perfoming A Christmas Carol
The Lockhart Gaslight Theatre is once
again performing A Christmas Carol
weekends Dec. 5-20. performances will be
at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with
special 2 p.m. matinees on Dec. 14 and
Dec. 20. For details or tickets call 512-3765653 or visit www.mygbt.org
Dec. 9
Blue Santa Dinner
The Luling Police Department Blue Santa
will protect and serve your dinner. The
department will host its annual Blue Santa
dinner from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at
Blakes, 621 E. Davis St. in Luling. This is a
rare opportunity to watch Lulings Finest
serve you with bread instead of citations!
Donations will be accepted.
Thank You Dinner
The Luling Chamber of Commerce,
Luling Main Street, Luling Economic Development Corp. and Watermelon Thump
Association will host their annual Thank
You Dinner for volunteers and sponsors
from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the
Luling Oil Museum, 421 E. Davis St. There
will be appetizers, wine and door prizes,
with music provided by Country Junction.
Dec. 13
Legacy Ranch Christmas Party
Legacy Ranch Kids will be hosting their
annual Christmas Party on December 13,
2014 from 12:00-5:00 p.m. There will be
over 250 children in attendance. Legacy
Ranch is looking for volunteers and for
those who may be interested in organizing
a toy drive. Please contact Legacy Ranch
for more information. 830-875-6062.
Ongoing
Gonzales County 4-H
4-H enrollment for the 2014-2015 school
year has begun. The website for enrollment
is: https://texas.4honline.com. For more
information about 4-H and joining a club,
please call the Extension Office 672-8531
Livestock Show Validation
Validation Dates and Locations for Gonzales County Livestock Show have been
announced:
Swine Validation- December 3, 2014
held at JB Wells from 5-7 p.m.
Commercial Heifer Validation- December 7, 2014 held at Valley Vet Clinic from
1-2 p.m.
Broiler/Chicken Orders Due to Extension Office 5:00 pm December 12, 2014Pick up January 22, 2015
Commercial Heifer Validation- December 14, 2014 held at Valley Vet Clinic from
1-2 p.m.
Rabbit Validation- February 4, 2015
held at JB Wells from 5-7 p.m.
Broiler Pick-Up January 22, 2015.
Sundays
Gonzales Fellowship meets at 505 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales on Sunday morning. Live Country Gospel music at 9:00 am
followed by a Bible message from 9:30 to
10:00 am. All are welcome.
Head Start - daily
TMC Golden Crescent Head Start offers pre-school services to children ages
3-5 years, including education, nutrition,
dental, social, disability, health and mental
health. Gonzales Head Start is now accepting applications at the Gonzales Head Start
Centers at 1600 Elm Street or 925 Wells
Street. For information call 361-582-4441.
To apply for Head Start, you will need a
copy of the childs birth certificate, proof
of income, proof of address and a current
immunization record.
Violence Shelter - daily
The Guadalupe Valley Family Violence
Shelter, Inc. (GVFVS) is a non-profit organization providing services to both residents and non-residents that are victims of
domestic violence and sexual assault in the
counties of Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes
and Wilson. GVFVS provides survivors
with legal advocacy, case management,
counseling, assistance with crime victims
compensation and other services at no
cost. For more information, call 830-3722780 or 1-800-834-2033.
Free Exercise Programs - Mon, Tues,
Thurs
Flex & Tone is held every Tuesday and
Thursday, 11-11:45 in the Fellowship Hall
of First United Methodist Church. These
are chair exercises using exercise balls,
dowels and hand weights. Come on, join
us, and get fit. Exercises are led by an RN
with blood pressure assessments available.
Walk-Exercise your way to fitness is an
Video exercise available at First United
Methodist Church. It is offered every
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 3 pm,
and every Wednesday at 2 pm. This group
meets for 45 minutes in the Fellowship
Hall. It consists of low impact aerobic exercises and is facilitated by Shirley Goss,
Wesley Nurse. Blood pressure assessments
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are available at each class. Come and have
great fun and socialization along with
gaining fitness.
AA and Al-Anon Meetings - Mon & Fri
Alcoholics Anonymous meets every
Monday and Friday at 8 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 721 St. Louis in
Gonzales. Al-Anon meets every Monday
night at the same time and place. Please
call 830-672-3407 for more information.
All meetings are open.
Moulton Bingo - Tues, Fri
Playing Bingo every Tuesday & Friday.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Moulton American Legion Hall. Same Great Place, Great
People & Great Food!
Toastmasters Meet - first and third
Weds
Want to become a better communicator? The Come & Speak It Toastmasters
meet the first and third Wednesday of each
month at noon in the Gonzales County
Farm Bureau Community Room, 1731
Seydler Street in Gonzales. For more information contact GK Willmann at 830-8571109 or Gerri Lawing at 830-857-6110.
Crossroads Equestrians - first Thurs
The Crossroads Equestrian Club meets
every second Thursday. New members are
welcome. For details contact Glenda Klimitchek at 361-798-2899.
Parkinson Support Group - second
Thurs
This group meets the second Thursday of
every month at 10 a.m. in the Narthex of
the First United Methodist Church. This
meeting is free and open to the public
and is facilitated by Wesley Nurse, Shirley
Goss. Educational and supportive programs are offered. For more information,
call 672-1031.
Child Care - second Thurs
Need child care? Contact Workforce
Solutions. The Gonzales office of Golden
Crescent Workforce Solutions offers help
in locating affordable child care for those
who are working, attending school/college, or in training. You must meet eligibility requirements. For details, contact
the office at 830-672-2146 or visit www.
gcworkforce.org.
Vietnam Veterans - third Thurs
Vietnam Veterans meet the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Hotel
Texas in Hallettsville. Any veteran serving
during the period of Chamber at 672-6532.
St. Ludmila and St. Paul History Project
The St. Paul High School building is 50
years old! In celebration and recognition
of this momentous occasion an alumnus
is starting a special project. The goal is to
accumulate as many stories associated
with the St. Ludmila Convent and the early
days of St. Paul High School as possible.
This includes special traditions that were
observed, unique celebrations, any historically significant events, as well as the ordinary, everyday things that occurred during
the long histories of St. Ludmila Academy
and St. Paul High School. We want your
stories! You may drop these stories by the
St. Ludmila Elementary Office or email
them to counselor@shinercatholicschool.
org. Be sure to include your name and
what years you attended St. Ludmila Academy, St. Paul High School, or St. Ludmila
Elementary.
HLSR Scholarships
The 2015 HLSR Scholarships are now
available online @ rodeohouston.com or
HLSR.com. The application will go off at
11:59 PM on the deadline date, Area Go
Texan and HLSR Exhibitor applications
must be submitted online by Monday,
February 23, 2015. Students must also
complete Part II Supplemental Forms,
which are downloaded and emailed after
submission. Supplemental Forms must be
postmarked by Friday, February 27, 2015
for HLSR Exhibitor and Area Go Texan applicants.
There is a NEW Scholarship available this
year for students who exhibit at the 2015
show. To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, an applicant must be a graduating high school senior attending a public
school in Texas, a US Citizen and Texas
Resident, and planning to attend college in
Texas. Applicants must also participate as
an HLSR exhibitor in one of the 17 eligible
shows in both 2015 and one of the previous
three years shows (2014, 2013 and 2012).
ligible Shows: All Breed Youth Horse
Show, Cutting (AQHA/NCHA), Donkey
and Mule, Paint Horse, Palomino, Quarter
Horse, Junior Breeding Beef Heifer Show,
Junior Breeding Gilt Show, Junior Breeding Sheep Show, Junior Commercial Steer
Contest, Junior Dairy Cattle Show, Junior Market Barrow Show, Junior Market
Broiler Show, Junior Market Goat Show,
Junior Market Lamb Show, Junior Market
Steer Show, Junior Market Turkey Show. If
you have any questions concerning HLSR
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Donations for Homeless Veterans
Luling-area organizations are working
to fill 200 care bags for homeless veterans
in the Houston area. We are asking for
your help in donating: socks, underwear,
toothbrushes, toothpaste, wipes, chapstick, washcloths, soap and non-perishable
snacks. Donations can be dropped off at
Magnolia Ts, 615 S. Magnolia in Luling.
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The Cannon
Those whove never worn the uniform cant understand

For Veterans Day this year, the
extremely liberal magazine Salon
published a hateful piece by David
Masciotra entitled, You dont protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes
deadens real democracy.
Masciotra is one of those liberal
arts majors who never really found
a niche in life aside from criticizing Western Civilization for not
conforming to their unicorns-andrainbows worldview. His essays
and commentaries are published
in an array of hateful progressive
journals such as the Daily Beast
and feature such insightful material
as one on the unappreciated courage of Jesse Jackson.
Yes, that would be the same Jesse
Jackson whose career highlight is ending racism by perpetuating racism.
Masciotra is one of those individuals who got brainwashed
somewhere along the way into hating all things Caucasian (except, of
course, for enlightened Caucasians
like himself). His diatribe against
veterans begins with a racist remark: Put a man in uniform, preferably a white man, give him a gun,
Dances with
Chihuahuas
Dave
Mundy
Editor and
Publisher
and Americans will worship him.
Theres no need to dissect Masciotras ode to hatred of service
point-by-point. His entire piece is
built on the rare incidents where
those in uniform both military
and police have exceeded and
abused their authority. Typical of
self-indulgent elitists, he then uses
those incidents to paint millions
with the same foul brush.
It wouldnt be a stretch to imagine him wearing beads, roman sandals and flowers in his hair, spitting
on servicemen returning from
Vietnam and calling them baby
killers before giving his current
squeeze money for an abortion.
Whats sad about the piece is
the fact that so many of our young
people, especially those attending

college, have been brainwashed in
the same manner by the very class
of hippies who did spit on Vietnam
vets, who undermined our national will and ultimately led to the triumph of communist tyranny and
terror for millions of Vietnamese.
Unfortunately, Masciotra and
his ilk have every right to spew
their venom because the very
people they hate so much paid for
that right.
If youve never worn the uniform, you cant understand. Even
those well-intentioned toward
veterans cannot comprehend the
commitment made by those who
have served.
Being an old Marine, Im very
familiar with the tales of Smedley
Butler and have thoroughly read
War Is A Racket. For the benefit
of the unlearned, Butler a twotime Medal of Honor winner
maintained in the 1930s that he
as a Marine had been used as a
mercenary by the big banks and
corporations to fight the Banana
Wars in Central America. He later
exposed a plot by key industrialists
Even after a whipping,

Obama doesnt get it
It appears President Obama just doesnt
get it. Less than 24 hours after his Party lost
the Senate, and lost more seats in the House,
and even lost governors races, he arrogantly
quipped he would work with and without
Congress, and he would not only listen to
the 1/3 who voted but also to the 2/3 who did
NOT vote.
One of the hot button issues in this past
election was immigration, and now it appears
President Obama is planning to unveil a 10part plan for overhauling U.S. immigration
policy, on his own, without Congress, via executive action. This will include suspending
deportations for millions of illegal aliens.
The presidents plans were leaked and the
announcement could come as early as Nov.
21, pending final White House approval. The
proposed plan contains 10 initiatives that
cover everything from increasing border security to improving pay for immigration officers. Those points are apparently meant to
appease conservatives.
However, the most controversial part
of the plan is that millions of illegal aliens
could avoid deportation with deferred action. The plan will expand deferred action
for illegal immigrants who came to the U.S.
as childrenand also for the parents of U.S.
citizens and legal permanent residents. This
group might number up to 4.5 million illegal
immigrant adults with U.S.-born children.
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to overthrow Franklin Roosevelt

and install a fascist regime, but
Congress never acted on the information.
Masciotra and modern-day progressives say the conflicts weve
entered in since the fall of fascism
in 1945 are the same thing war
is good business, and our troops
are merely mercenaries for the
military-industrial complex both
George Washington and Dwight
Eisenhower warned us of.
And to be honest, theres a grain
of truth in that. Had we seen World
War II-style commitment, neither
Vietnam nor the modern War on
Terror would have lasted more
than a couple of years at most. We
should have overwhelmed both
opponents easily instead of getting
drawn into unending conflicts of
attrition.
But what Masciotra and other
hateful progressives refuse to understand is that those who join the
Armed Forces dont swear to be
mercenaries for multinational corporations and bankers. They join
for concepts like Honor and Duty,
because they sincerely believe they
have an obligation to defend Freedom and Liberty. Some join because

the military is a way to transcend
the racism Masciotra complains
endlessly about but never actually
DOES anything to end.
Unlike the progressive elitists,
those who join the military service
believe in something larger than
themselves. And even though many
spend their service careers behind a
desk or in non-combat roles, they
understand from the moment they
swear their oath that they are putting their lives at risk and thats a
risk theyre willing to take.
The writer Robert Heinlein, in
his 1959 novel Starship Troopers,
summarized the difference between
veterans and people like Masciotra:
The moral difference between a soldier and a civilian is that the soldier
accepts personal responsibility for the
safety of the body politic of which he
is a member. The civilian does not.
Therein lies the difference between those of us who are veterans
and cowards like Masciotra whove
never taken on a shred of responsibility for defending anything they
believe in.
El Conservador
George
Rodriguez
George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident and is

Executive Director of the South Texas Political Alliance.
Not only is Obama ignoring the will of the

people who voted, he is ignoring the warning
Republican leaders gave him to not poison
the well by acting unilaterally on immigration.
Obamas action will allow illegal aliens to
receive Social Security numbers and government-issued IDs so they can work legally.
Additionally, the deferred action could allow nearly 300,000 new young illegal immigrants to stay.
In a cynical money can buy anything
approach, the plan provides pay raises and
promotions for Immigration employees to
increase morale. Obama and his appointees
failed to understand the low morale was a
result of his immigration policies and lack of
enforcement.
Another part of plan calls for the revision
of removal priorities in the program known
as Secure Communities. Non-violent, low
risk offenders like petty thieves and drunks
will have low deportation priority.
Obama unilateral actions, in spite of the
landslide elections and GOP congressional
warnings should not surprise us. Just look
at the comments by ObamaCare architect
Jonathan Gruber when said the voters are
stupid. Obama and his liberal supporters, including local and state Democrats, are arrogant and tyrannical. They are globalist who
seem to be listening to non-citizens rather
than to citizens.
Illegal aliens broke the law to enter our
country, and they should NOT be rewarded,
even if they were brought here as children.
We cannot let America become the orphanage to world where every nation leaves their
children at our doorstep to be raised by the
tax payer.
Since Obama will not listen to the people
who voted, Congress must listen to the people who voted them in and act by would barring money from being used for this amnesty
plan. Call your local congressional leaders
now!
Extortion disguised as
conciliation by Obama
In a fit of postelection modesty,
President Barack Obama is offering
not to take executive action to amnesty
millions of illegal immigrants -provided Republicans do his bidding on
immigration.
It is extortion as conciliation. New
Jersey Gov. Chris Christie often invites
comparisons to The Sopranos, but it is
President Obama who is making a tactic
out of the HBO mob drama his major
postelection initiative. His bipartisan
outreach now ends with a pointed Or
else ...
This offer Republicans cant refuse
includes the stipulation that the
president will revoke his executive
action in the event they pass legislation
to his liking. How generous of him.
Obamas tack on immigration speaks
to a president who is out of sorts and
out of step, and recognizes his own
political impotence. Unable to build a
political case for one of his chief secondterm priorities, he has to fall back on
executive usurpation.
Prior to the election, the president
delayed his threatened amnesty
-- perhaps legalizing millions of
immigrants -- because it might harm
Democrats. It still became an election
issue, with Republicans hammering
away at it and winning resoundingly.
This electoral rebuke might give a
less highhanded president pause. Not
President Obama.
The president says that hed still
Rich Lowry
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review and a syndicated

columnist for King Features
Syndicate.
prefer that Congress itself change

the immigration laws. For him, this is
a positively Madisonian expression of
respect for the American constitutional
scheme.
President Obama is distressed that
the Senate passed an immigration bill
by a wide, bipartisan margin and the
House refused to take it up. Fine. That
is his right. He has legitimate means to
respond.
For one, he could have barnstormed
the country for amnesty during the
election campaign, seeking to defeat
officeholders and candidates who dont
share his view on immigration. This is
how legislative majorities are built.
With the election past, he can still
build the political case for an amnesty
and pressure House Republicans to act.
If he could turn up the political heat
enough, he might make House Speaker
John Boehner buckle.
When it comes down to it, fiat is
the only means for President Obama
to reliably get his way. His promised
executive action is a substitute for
democratic politics, not an exercise in
it.
No matter how frustrated the
president is, there is no Chagrined and
Impatient Clause in the Constitution
that allows him to effectively make his
own laws when he is irked at Congress.
If so, Congress would have been
neutered at the beginning. American
presidents have been irked at Congress
for as long as there have been presidents
and a Congress.
What President Obama is threatening
is not only politically graceless -- a rude
gesture at the public, as Ron Fournier
of the National Journal puts it -- it is a
profound distortion of the mechanisms
of American government.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National
Review.
(c) 2014 by King Features Synd., Inc.
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Still sharing smiles and silliness after all these years

A wedding anniversary is the celebration
of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.
Paul Sweeney
I hadnt even cleared the sleep out of my

ears when Doc Deb, the wife and cat curer, declared: We are going to vacay. And soon. I have
worked for 20 years continuously without any
time off. I wanna go somewhere!
When Doc Deb declares and with an exclamation point to boot I am not wont to argue.
You see, Doc and I make an excellent example of how opposites attract. She has the smarts.
And full of BS. With two BS degrees along
along with a doctorate. Plus being a certified
and accredited pet practicioner: veternarian.
My ownself, well I am seldom in control of all
my senses. As witnessed by choosing the newspaper field to pocket penny-ante paychecks.
These days, I am apt to opt out of tackling an
adventure. Prior to our hookup I had racked up
a spice rack of travel and stories. To tell. Within
the US of A and several continents. I figure I
had done my share of travelling. For this lifetime.
So there has been no need to restock the
shaving kit. Or to keep a spare change of BVDs
on hand and at the ready for a trip with a particular place to go.
And today, in my seventh decade under the
sun Id rather bask in the shade a spell. Embrace each day at will as a homebody. Perhaps
laze and dream of being a young American
mercenary saving a damsel in distress in far off
Africa. Or of pitching that perfect game for the
Houston Astros or winning the Pulitzer Prize.
Brought back to reality while taking a shower and hoping I dont run out of cold water until
reality sets back in.
Doc never shies away from a challenge. Shes
a Deb of Diversity. Adept with a scapel and diagnosis in the practice of healing as well as a
circular saw and power drill when it comes to
tackling the chores of a handy(wo)man.
Certified in a passel of licensing. From being
commercial-rated as a pilot to receiving a scuba
diving status in 1972 as a high school senior.
Her talents are way too numerous to mention.
In the early years of our marriage we did mo-
Jim Cunningham
Scratch
Pad
Jim Cunningham is a former longtime Gonzales newsman and the former interim publisher of the Gonzales
Cannon. He now lives in the Moulton area.
tivate about. At times. I attempted to appease

her on several occasions with little side trips.
The appeasement attempts came about cause
we never bothered with a honeymoon.
We made several sidetrips. One to Nashville
for the fun of it. To bend the elbow at 12-ounce
intervals at Tootsies Orchard Lounge. And
while doing a story on the junior college national golf championship in 1978 I let her tag
along all the way to Odessa. While doing a
story for a golf magazine.
Now any gal should be content to spend a
few days in the Permian Basin area and consider it an ideal honeymoon. Deb didnt.
Though we worked as a team in the business
of the newspaper business in Texas, Wyoming
and New Mexico for 10 years the wife never
considered that to be much ado about travelling. Either.
To the present. We are in the Caribbean. At
Doc Debs demand. On the little island of Aruba. Some 15 miles off the coast of Venezuela.
Its a popular destination so I wont bother
with any descriptive design of what draws tourists here. I cant even come up with a reason
why we are here.
Oh yes. To observe our 38th wedding anniversary.
Now let me return to the year 19 and 76.
When I was 32 years old and single and living
in San Marcos. Washing my own dishes. When
and if I deemed it necessary.
In my depleted little noggin I considered
myself quite a catch. On the payroll with a
steady job, wheeling around in a late model
Chevy Monte Carlo, an apartment was where I

messed up the bed covers. Only $4,300 in debt
at the time, too.
However, my social life with women was
functioning with the efficiency of a stubby No.
2 pencil. Sans the eraser.
By happenstance I bumped into a relationship with an Aggie graduate student. She was
summering and working in San Marcos. A college town she was familiar with. Having been
graduated from Southwest Texas State.
We began our courtship on a tennis court.
We faulted on game, set, match by letting love
score our game where we went from singles to a
double. First date was on July 4th and four and
a half months later after the wind died from a
whirlwind romance our marriage was birthed.
It was on a cold, clear day under a gazebo in
San Marcos when we mumbled our mutual Idos on Nov. 14, 1976. The temp was 29 degrees
at high noon during the ceremony and you
never heard a Lutheran preacher preach the
vows so fast.
When we celebrated our 38th year together
here on the island Friday in 86 degree weather I
understand it was a tad chilly back in Gonzales
County, Texas.
Since I was nine years Debs senior there was
speculation from quite a few that wed never
make it. Through the years we must collectively
attest that we have shared the same sentiment.
On occasion. If wed ever make it.
Believe me, of this Im certain, Deb didnt
think at the time that for better or worse
would come into play as much as it has.
Wedded for two years shy of 40 now. The decades have given us ample time to perfect bickering to almost an art form. Good Lord, is that
woman tolerant or not.
And on this little sojourn, several times, we
have tsk-ed, tsk-ed one another. Its just something a duo has to tolerate if they are gonna
make it. As they say.
Anyway, Doc Deb is having her day of a vacay. Shes been sporting it solo by scuba diving
and snorkeling and what-not.
And though I am not water sport or beach
lovin sort I did don my delightful body in a
swimsuit. To take a baptismal dip in the Caribbean Sea. I also let Doc con me into taking a
Spending our 38th wedding anniversary in Aruba. We came to terms in

San Marcos with outdoor vows in 29
degree weather on Nov. 14, 1976. Today its 86 degrees on the island.
Segway tour on the island to visit the California
Lighthouse.
But in the main on this little trek Ive sat back
and observed Doc Deb. Enjoying activities shes
always taken a cotton to. And I smile. As my
heart often times takes an extra beat. Its not just
the A-fib talking either.
With our stay here at the Riu Palace, an all
inclusive resort, that boasts five restaurants and
several spots to refresh ones thirst, I admit to
being partial to 5 oclock appetizers on a daily
basis. Beer is an appetizer. Is it not?
Yes, Ive been blessed. And I will close with
the chorus of a beautiful Tanya Tucker classic:
Like two sparrows in a hurricane
Trying to find their way
With a head full of dreams
and faith that can move anything
Theyve heard its all uphill
But all they know is how they feel
world says theyll never make it, love says
they will.
And down the road ... we go ... still sharing
smiles and silliness after all this time.
To the Editor
Vandalism at GCAM was senseless, heartless

Dear Editor,
We were horrified to discover that vandals had chosen GCAMs building as their
target recently for fairly extensive damage.
Electrical power was turned off, presumably to avoid our surveillance cameras.
This showed a heartless disregard for the
freezer of donated meats in the building.
A serious and puzzling amount of destruction occurred in the office, which was
accessed through the shattered glass front
door (which will cost $250 to repair.) Inside, the perpetrators dumped out the contents of drawers and files.
Though very little was stolen as can be
determined, the persons who did this

would have been served gladly in our
hours, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Monday through
Friday.
GCAM Board, employees
and volunteers
Gonzales
EDITORS NOTE: GCAM is in particular
need of canned items, especially corn and
pinto beans, and meats for the upcoming
Thanksgiving holidays. If you can help,
please drop donations off at 708 St. Louis
St. or call 830-672-5566.
Gonzales Police Report

Gonzales Police Blotter Nov. 17
11/11/2014 Carlos Deleon 19 Of
Gonzales Arrested And Charged
With Theft 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt
Dr.
11/11/2014 Reported Theft At
1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.
11/12/2014 Darrell Leon Ivey
18 Of Gonzales Arrested And
Charged With Trespassing At
1800 Blk Church St.
11/12/2014 Reported Harassment At 1100 Brett Lane.
1600 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

100 Blk Hastings St.
11/14/2014 Sergio Garcia Enriguez 43 Of Seguin Tx Arrested
And Charged With Burglary Habitation And Possession Of Drug
Paraphernalia At 500 Blk Jobe St.
11/14/2014 Crescencia Delcarmen Chavez 34 Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With Resisting Arrest And Interfering With
Public Duties At 1600 Blk Huisache St.
11/15/2014 Reported Criminal
Mischief And Interfering With
Emergency Telephone Call At

900 Blk Cuero St.
11/15/2014 Reported Criminal
Mischief At 1200 Blk Hamilton St.
11/16/2014 Erik Neil Gonzalez
Charged With Assault At 600 Blk
St. Francis St.
11/16/2014 Taz Jordon Watson
Charged With Possession Of
Drug Paraphernalia And Falsification Of Drug Test Results At 1800
Blk Water St.
Gonzales Co. Sheriffs Office Report

Gonzales County Sheriffs Office report for the week of Nov.
9-15:
11/09/14
Alejandro, Mike Jr., 04/1978,
Leesville. Assault causes Bodily
Injury Family Violence. Released
on $4,500 Bond.
11/10/14
Salas,
Rueben
Guillen,
05/1960, Bourne. Bexar County
Warrant Assault causes Bodily
Injury. Released on $3,200 Bond.
Diaz, Armando, 06/1968,
Victoria. Local Warrant Unauthorized Absence Community
Correction Facility. Remains in
Custody.
11/11/14
Stelly,
Christine
Marie,
12/1970, Beckville. Local Warrant
Aggravated Assault w/Deadly
Weapon. Remains in Custody.
Deleon, Alex Johnathan,
07/1984, Gonzales. Commitment/Sentence Criminal Mischief >$500 <$1,500. Released
Weekender/Work Release.
Martinez, Jesus, 07/1982, Nixon. Public Intoxication. Released
on Order to Appear.
11/12/14
Follis, Russell Todd, 06/1986,
Hallettsville. Driving while License Invalid w/Previous Conviction/Suspension w/o Finan-
cial Responsibility. Released on

$1,000 Bond.
Cardenas, Mario Vasques,
04/1962, Gonzales. Commitment/Sentence Driving while
Intoxicated 3rd or More. Remains
in Custody.
Reyes, Angel Lee, 06/1989,
Karnes City. Commitment/Sentence Aggravated Assault
causes Serious Bodily Injury. Remains in Custody.
11/13/14
Martinez, Alejandro Driving
while License Invalid w/Previous
Conviction/Suspension w/o Financial Responsibility. Released
on $1,500 Bond.
Badillo, Marcus Cervantez,
08/1988, Austin. Local Warrant
Possession of Marijuana <2 oz.
Released on Probation.
11/14/14
Hall, Tyree De Sean, 11/1995,
Gonzales. Local Warrant Assault Family/Household Member
Impede Breathing/Circulation.
Released on $10,000 Bond.
Lowe, Christopher Michael,
05/1986, Lockhart. Commitment/Sentence Driving while
Intoxicated. Released Weekender/Work Release.
Gray,
Brandon
Wayne,
02/1996, Columbus. Colorado
County Warrant Duty on Strik-
ing unattended Vehicle. Requires

$5,000 Bond. Remains in Custody.
11/15/14
Arkadie-Anderson,
William
ONeal, 08/1990, Victoria. Driving
while License Invalid w/Previous
Conviction/Suspension w/o Financial Responsibility. Requires
$1,000 Bond. Remains in Custody.
Culley, Dianne Marie, 07/1962,
Smiley. Commitment/Sentence
Forgery Financial Instrument. Remains in Custody. DeWitt County
Warrant Forgery Financial
Instrument. Requires $10,000
Bond. DeWitt County Commitment/Sentence Forgery Financial Instrument. Remains in
Custody.
Total Arrest, Court Commitments, other agency arrest and
processings:
GCSO
16
DPS
01
GPD
08
WPD
00
NPD
01
Constable
00
DWCSO
00
DEA
00
TPW
00
GCAI
00
Total
26
Luling Police Report

Luling Police Department arrest report for Nov. 10- Nov. 17
11/11/2014
Arrest # 14-0385, Lindsey Famelia Tims, 21 2100 BLK S. Magnolia Ave, Warrant Service (Failure to Appear)
Arrest # 14-0386, Jacob Mingus Benavides, 40, 2100 BLK E
Pierce St., Driving While License

Suspended/Invalid
11/14/2014
Arrest # 14-0387, Christopher
Lee Estes, 35, 100 BLK FM 86,
Driving While Lic Invalid/Susp w/
Priors; Driving While Intoxicated
MB; Criminal Mischief; Resist Arrest Search or Transport MA; As-
sault Against Public Servant

11/15/2014
Arrest # 14-0389, Daniel Tovar
Cadena, 31, Magnolia/ FM 86,
Driving While Intoxicated MB
Arrest # 14-0391, Miguel Torres Rodriguez, 46, 100 BLK E HWY
90, Criminal Mischief $1500-$20K
DeWitt Co. Sheriffs Office Report

Dewitt Co. Sheriffs Blotter:
Nov. 14
Week of November 7, 2014 to
November 13, 2014
Jail Average Daily Count- 115
Inmates Housed for Other
Agencies- 36
November 07, 2014
Dwyane Quinney, 44, of
Seguin, Expired Motor Vehicle
Registration, Fine of $221, Fail
to Appear on Expired Motor Vehicle Registration, Fine of $369,
Cuero PD
Robert Becker, 34, of Alvin, Bail Jumping and Failure
to Appear on Theft Property
>$50<$500 by Check, Bond of
$1,000 Cash, DCSO
Clinton House, 26, of Cuero,
Expired Motor Vehicle Inspection, Fine of $207.10, Cuero PD
November 08, 2014
Lacy Mathys, 29, of Nordheim, Fraud (Karnes Co), Bond
of $5,000, DCSO
Alfred Fahrig, 36, of Bloomington, Kidnapping, Bond of
$75,000, Cuero PD
Reginald Harris, 44, of Victoria, Burglary of Habitation, Bond
of $25,000, DCSO
November 09, 2014
No Arrests
November 10, 2014
Bradley Johnson, 18, of Cuero, Possession of Marijuana <
2 oz., Bond of $1,000, Cuero PD
Marcial
Valenzuela,
42,
of Mesquite, Theft Prop
>=$20K<$100K,
Bond
of
$20,000, DCSO
Israel Urias-Lopez, 29, of Cuero, Theft Prop >=$20K<$100K,
Bond of $20,000, DCSO
Terriyon Johnson, 24, of Yoakum, Probation Violation on
Obstruction Retaliation, Bond of
$20,000, DCSO
Kyle Hoffman, 21, of Cuero,
Probation Violation on Possession of Controlled Substance PG
1 <1G, Bond of $20,000, DCSO
Lucas Grahmann, 23, of Cuero, Probation Violation/Driving
While Intoxicated 3rd, No Bond,
DCSO
Ernest Rosales, 28, of Yorktown, Criminal Nonsupport,
Bond of $10,000 Cash Bond,
DCSO
Brandon Mathis, 17, of Cuero,
Terroristic Threat against Public
Servant, Bond of $4,000, Cuero
PD
Donald Harper, 29, of Cuero, Bail Jumping and Failure
to Appear, Bond of $20,000, Assault Cause Bodily Injury with

Previous Conviction, Bond of
$10,000, Assault Family Violence
Enhanced, Bond of $10,000,
Duty on Striking Fixture/Highway/landscape, Bond of $2,000,
DCSO
November 11, 2014
No Arrest
November 12, 2014
Jeffrey Plentl, 18, of Cuero, Violation of Probation on Possession of Marijuana < 2oz, Bond of
$500, DCSO
Teresa Hunt, 32, of Victoria,
Violation of Probation on Possession of Marijuana < 2oz,
Bond of $1,000, DCSO
Destiny Jenkins, 29, of Meyersville, Possession Controlled
Substance PG 3 < 28G, Bond of
$8,000 Cash, DCSO
November 13, 2014
No Arraignments
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Learning the lesson from Peter: divine forgiveness

In our last article we addressed
Peters denial of his Lord. Not once,
not twice, but three times Peter denied even knowing Christ. We examined the nature of Peters fall, and
saw that a number of things likely
contributed to this low point in Peters life.
Yet Peters lapse in faithfulness
was not permanent. Peter was restored. He would go on to be one of
the chief leaders in the early church.
Just as we examined those things
that led to Peters denial of Christ,
lets now see what ensured Peters
return to faithful obedience. I am
first taken back to what we call Peters great confession. Jesus asked
the twelve disciples, Who do you
say that I am? Simon Peter answered and said, you are the Christ,
the Son of the living God. Jesus answered and said unto him, blessed
are you Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh
and blood has not revealed this
unto you, but My Father who is in
Pastors Corner
Lowery is
Clint Clint
pastor of MemoHeights Baptist
Lowery rial
Church in Gonzales.
heaven. (Matthew 16:15-17) Peter
would not ultimately fall, because
his faith was the genuine article. Peters confession of faith was not born
out of his intellect are his inquisitive nature. As is true of all saving
faith, it was the gift of God. Dont
miss this truth. Flesh and blood
has not revealed this unto you, but
My Father who is in heaven. God
opened Peters understanding to see
and embrace the truth of Christ.
Saving faith is not something we
simply stumble upon or generate
from our own depraved human
wills, it is the gift of God. For by
grace you have been saved through
faith, and that not of yourselves, it is
the gift of God. (Ephesians 2:8) It is
the nature of genuine faith in Christ
to endure. Everyone that God has

foreordained to salvation will be
glorified. See Romans 8:28-30. Not
one is lost in the process. Our Lord
Jesus said, Those whom you gave
Me I have kept; and none of them
is lost except the son of perdition,
that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
(John 17:12) The Good Shepherd
neither loses nor forsakes His sheep.
In spite of Peters lapse, our Lord was
holding own to His child. His faith
may have become weak, but it was
the Real McCoy.
We also know from Scripture
that just as our Lord predicted Peters fall, so He also prayed that Peter would return and be restored
to obedience. And the Lord said,
Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has
asked for you, that he may sift you
as wheat. But I have prayed for you,
that your faith should not fail; and
when you have returned to Me,
strengthen your brethren. (Luke
22:31-32) Our Lords praying for
Peter ensured that his fall would not

be permanent. In much the same
way Christ intercedes for all of His
children. Therefore, He is able to
save to the uttermost those who
come to God through Him, since
He always lives to make intercession
for them. (Hebrews 7:25) When
will a true blood-bought redeemed
child of God fall away never to be
recovered? When the living Savior
dies and fails to make intercession
for them! In other words, it aint
gonna happen. He always lives to
always make intercession for His
own.
We should also note that Peter
was brought back to obedience as
he realized the enormity of his sin
and guilt. Immediately a rooster
crowed. And Peter remembered the
word of Jesus who had said to him,
before the rooster crows, you will
deny Me three times. So he went
out and wept bitterly. (Matthew
26:74) Peter was brought to bro-
kenness and repentance over sin;

very much like David was when his
sin was exposed through the visit
of Nathan the prophet. When we
make a wrong turn and know that
we have transgressed, we should return with humility, confession, and
repentance of sin.
Let the cry of the Psalmist be our
cry: Have mercy upon me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness,
according to the multitude of Your
tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly
from my iniquity, and cleanse me
from my sin. For I acknowledge my
transgressions, and my sin is always
before me. Against You, and You
only, have I sinned, and done this
evil in Your sight. Purge me with
hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash
me and I shall be whiter than snow.
(Psalm 51:1-4 & 7) When we stray
and even fall in a really big way, the
Savior waits to restore. Return to
Him now.
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CHEERLEADERS: To march in parades

Continued from page A1
Houston as well.
This will be the 21st year that Varsity Spirit has teamed up with Spirit of
America Productions to give this opportunity to the cheerleaders and dance
team members who qualified at camps
across the country. Spirit of America
hosts two featured performances in the
parade.
Cheerleaders and dancers from across
the country will perform during the
nationally televised, showcased perfor-
mance live on NBCfrom 9 a.m.-noon on

Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, in the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade, one of the
most celebrated parades in the world.
Outstanding cheerleaders and dancers from Universal Cheerleaders Association, Universal Dance Association,
National Cheerleaders Association, National Dance Alliance and United Spirit
Association include standout performers who attended summer camp. All
camp companies are member organizations of Varsity, the largest cheerleading and dance team organization in the
world.
The group will spend the week before Thanksgiving in New York City
sightseeing and rehearsing for their
performance on Thanksgiving Day.
This years cheerleaders and dancers
will show their spirit along the streets of
Manhattan from Central Park West and
78th Street down to 34th and Seventh
Avenue.
The parade culminates in Herald
Square with a televised performance
of the spirited routine they have spent
the week rehearsing.
Shiner Board looks at future needs

By STEWART FRAZIER
Krisslyn Sexton and Kendall Fougerat with Presleigh

Zella (center), who was selected as All American for
the JV Cheer Squad. Presleigh will be performing in
the Thanksgiving Day parade in Houston Nov 25-28.
SHINERThe
Shiner
Independent School District School Board convened on Wednesday,
November 12, for their
regular monthly meeting.
Business got underway
with the acceptance of the
October meetings minutes
and the payment of Accounts Payable Bills for last
month. Next, Superinten-
dent Trey Lawrence spoke

to the board, announcing
that Shiner ISDs enrollment currently sits at 586
students and giving the
Superintendents Report,
which is an update of the
districts cash flow, budgeting, and other financials.
Afterwards, the board
canvassed and certified
the November 4 Chapter
41 proposition of election
authorizing the board of
trustees to purchase attendance credit from the state
with local tax revenues. The
proposition passed with
628 votes for and 247 votes
against. The board also approved and accepted SISDs
Tax Roll and Tax Levy Resolution.
Superintendent
Lawrence took over again
for the next item of business, this time explaining
Shiners PBMAS Special
Education Indicators for
2013-2014, which rates
the district based on the
number of students who
require extra help and attention in the classroom.
Shiner is categorized as a 2
for the second consecutive
year, which, according to

Lawrence, is average (1 is
the best score to receive).
Superintendent Lawrence
also asked the boards approval to spend the remaining $3,000 of their
2014-2015 REAP Grant
on new technology for the
district, including the purchase of 25 new compacts,
a new color printer, a new
server, and the updating of
the elementarys Response
to Intervention program
aimed at keeping students
from needing Special Education. As he pointed out
to the room, ...if you dont
spend it, you lose it. The
board approved the item
unanimously.
The next item to address
was the Renewal of Membership in Walsh Andersons Retainer Program for
2014-2015. Walsh Anderson is a law firm who has
represented SISD for years.
The board again approved
the action unanimously.
They also approved a budget amendment that will
see the transfer of funds to
provide for a new system
for Basic, which was ap-
proved at an earlier meeting.

Next, the board discussed and prioritized future facilities for the new
school grounds. There were
a number of ideas thrown
around the room, some
that all agreed were important and some that were
dismissed by many. In the
end, the group agreed that
more classrooms, a new
gym, and a fine arts building were the districts most
immediate needs. While
they did not make any solid
plans, the board agreed to
hear more on the topic at
their next meeting, which
will give Superintendent
Lawrence time to collect
estimates and bids on the
projects.
To close the evenings
business, the board discussed the faculty party
scheduled for December
18 (deciding they would
skip it if it conflicted with
playoffs like last years) and
were reminded of board
training on November 19.
They decided to forgo executive session and then
adjourned.
SD-18: Election slated
Sundowners 4-H Club met on November 2, 2014 at the Master Gardeners Building. The program speaker was Dr. Patrick Sullivan of the Chisholm Trail Veterinary
Clinic in Gonzales. He talked about the care animals need and signs of illnesses.
Members learned about some common internal and external parasites. Many
topics were covered and the members were quizzed at the end of the program. A runoff will be required.
special thanks to Dr. Sullivan for speaking at the meeting. For more information
For voters in Gonzales
regarding 4-H, please call the extension office at 672-8531.
County, new applications for
a ballot by mail are now available for the special election;
if you applied for a ballot by
mail in the primary or general
election, you will NOT need to
re-apply.
Ballot by mail applications
are available from Gonzales
County Clerk Lee Ridel at
830-672-2801, or by writing
County Clerk, PO Box 77,
Gonzales 78629. Applications
must be physically received by
Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Applicants for ballot by mail
must meet one or more of the
following criteria:
Members of Sundowners 4-H Club met at The Heights on November 13, 2014
65 years of age or older;
to serve residents the Thanksgiving meal. Members greeted each resident and
family member and offered the meal along with a choice of pie. Sundowners 4-H
Club has been helping with the Harvest Meal for several years.
TOYS: Registration locations listed

Sarah DeWitt Dr4.), Victoria CollegeGonzales (424 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr.) and
Faith Family Church (1812 Cartwheel Dr.
in Gonzales). Registration forms are also
available at Come and Wash It Laundro-
mat, First Baptist Church, Mount Pilgrim

Missionary Baptist Church, and Emmanuel Fellowship.
Registration deadline is Dec. 5.
For more information on the program,
call 830-282-7879 or e-mail gonzalestoysfortots@gmail.com.
Disability
Confinement in jail prior
while still an eligible voter
Expected absence from
the county on election day and
during the period of early voting. Ballots for this reason can
only be mailed to an address
outside the county.
Mail ballots must be returned by mail no later than
Election Day Dec. 6.
Early voting by personal
appearance will be held at the
Gonzales County Courthouse
Annex County Clerks Office,
1709 Sarah DeWitt Dr., from 8
a.m.-4:30 p.m. starting Wednesday, Nov. 26 and continuing
through Tuesday, Dec. 2.
The Texas Voter ID Law
will be in effect for the election. The ID requirement does
not effect mail balloting.

On Election Day, Dec. 6,
the following locations will be
used for balloting:
Precicts 1, 14 and 15: Gonzales County Courthouse, 414
St. Joseph St. in Gonzales
Precincts 2 and 11: Gonzales Master Gardeners Center,
623 F. Fair St., Gonzales
Precincts 3, 5, 7, 8: Gonzales City Building, 820 St.
Joseph St., Gonzales
Precincts 4, 6, 10, 13: Gonzales County Nixon Annex,
603 E. Central, Nixon
Precinct 9: Waelder Community Center, 311 Highway
90W, Waelder
Precinct 12: JB Wells Jr.
Multi-Purpose Facility/Show
Barn, 2301 County Road 197,
Gonzales
SURGE: State re-funds program

partment of Public Safety

(DPS), Texas Military Forces (TMF) and Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department
(TPWD) along the border.
The agreement is subject to
approval by the Legislative
Budget Board at its Decem-
BY CHOICE HOTELS
ber 1 meeting.
Texas has proven beyond any doubt that this
border can be secured,
even if the federal government refuses to take the
steps necessary to do so
as required by the Constitution, Gov. Rick Perry
said. This agreement will
ensure the hardworking
men and women from
DPS, the Texas National
Guard and Texas Parks
and Wildlife, who have
been working with local
and federal partners, have
the resources they need to
maintain a robust law enforcement presence along
the border until the Legis-
lature can act.

The agreement authorizes DPS to implement
10-hour shifts for its commissioned officers, which
will immediately increase
the departments patrol
coverage along the border.
This authorization will increase the statewide fulltime-equivalent
(FTE)
count by more than 650.
Having spent the last
eight years appropriating
more than $800 million
for border security, I am
proud to see the effectiveness of Operation Strong
Safety and believe its continuation is essential to
the safety of all Texans.
Maresh Drilling Co.

Under new ownership
Dwayne & Melissa Simper

2138 Water Street/Hwy. 183, Gonzales, Texas 78629
Phone 830.672.1888 ~ Fax 830.672.1884
www.SleepInnGonzales.com
Middle Buster Road

Gonzales, Texas 78629
830-672-2777
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Regional Oil & Gas Activity Report

Recent well completion reports as reported by the Texas Railroad Commission for the period Nov. 12-19:
Tracking No. Status
Packet Type API No. Drilling Permit No. Well No. Submit Date
DeWitt County
117957 Submitted
Oil / W-2 123-33511
780439 6H
11/17/2014
120389 Submitted
Gas / G-1 123-33648
788059 8H
11/17/2014
120444 Submitted
Gas / G-1 123-33573
784456 2H
11/17/2014
120460 Submitted
Gas / G-1 123-33574
784460 3H
11/17/2014
120486 Submitted
Oil / W-2 123-33556
783568 6H
11/13/2014
120520 Submitted
Oil / W-2 123-33560
783547 7H
11/13/2014
120528 Submitted
Gas / G-1 123-32673
798059 1H
11/14/2014
120601 Submitted
Oil / W-2 123-33256
767542 7H
11/12/2014
120629 Submitted
Oil / W-2 123-33079
757567 6H
11/12/2014
120630 Submitted
Oil / W-2 123-33257
767551 8H
11/13/2014
Fayette County
116298 Submitted
Oil / W-2 149-33268
747703 1H
11/19/2014
121101 Submitted
Gas / G-1 149-32987
438608 6H
11/18/2014
Gonzales County
109767 Submitted
Oil / W-2 177-33171
770822 3H
11/13/2014
115359 Submitted
Oil / W-2 177-33287
778413 1H
11/12/2014
115557 Submitted
Oil / W-2 177-33286
778364 1H
11/17/2014
118211 Submitted
Oil / W-2 177-33193
771366 6H
11/19/2014
118218 Submitted
Oil / W-2 177-33192
771361 5H
11/19/2014
120712 Submitted
Oil / W-2 177-32682
788738 3H
11/13/2014
120736 Submitted
Oil / W-2 177-32682
788738 3H
11/13/2014
120830 Submitted
Oil / W-2 177-33195
771423 3H
11/17/2014
120973 Submitted
Oil / W-2 177-33337
783188 8H
11/17/2014
121000 Submitted
Oil / W-2 177-33015
793265 1H
11/17/2014
Lavaca County
119786 Submitted
Gas / G-1 285-32671
798520 7
11/12/2014
120618 Submitted
Oil / W-2 285-30094
792313 9
11/12/2014
121037 Submitted
Oil / W-2 285-33792
780239 1H
11/17/2014
Operator No. Operator Name

216378
742142
742142
742142
216378
216378
216378
216378
216378
216378
Lease No.
Lease Name
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P.

SABINE OIL & GAS LLC
10103
10103
268011
10270
10708
10270
LP BUTLER B
LOOS UNIT
LOOS UNIT
LOOS UNIT
ARNDT A
ARNDT A
IBROM A
CROZIER A
STULGIS A
CROZIER A
797110 SN OPERATING, LLC

301287 GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION
029710
275740
275740
253162
253162
216378
216378
275740
525398
275740
26091
157280
PROST UNIT B
LCRA/COA UNIT 6
ARGENT ENERGY (US) HOLDINGS INC.

FOREST OIL CORPORATION
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
15349
EOG RESOURCES, INC.
15349
MARATHON OIL EF LLC
HAYDENS
PATTESON 3
PATTESON 4
SWEET UNIT
SWEET UNIT
ZGABAY A
ZGABAY A
BOULDIN TRUST
BARNHART (EF) K
C. SAMPLE-MILLS
945936 XTO ENERGY INC.

267774 FIELDWOOD ONSHORE LLC
742142 SABINE OIL & GAS LLC
Its beginning to look

like Luling Christmas
Shiner Catholic School is pleased to

announce this years Voice of Democracy and Patriots Pen Essay winners.
St. Paul High School Voice of Democracy (top) winners are: First PlaceVictoria Kusak, Second Place-Ashley
Wachsmuth, and Third Place-Nathan
Pilat. The 2014-2015 theme for the
Patriotic Audio Essay Competition
is Why Veterans are Important to
our Nations History and Future. St.
Ludmila Elementary Patriots Pen
(bottom photo) winners are: First
Place-Luke Darilek, Second PlaceLauryn Kubenka, and Third Place-Sadie Thibodeaux. This years topic for
the Patriotic Essay Contest is Why I
Appreciate Americas Veterans. All
winning essays and audio essays will
advance to the next round of competition. Congratulations to all the winners as well as to the many students
who chose to take part in this highly
respected competition.
Area Livestock Reports

Gonzales Livestock
Market Report
The Gonzales Livestock Market

Report for Saturday, November 15,
2014 had on hand: 1,029 cattle.
Compared to our last sale: Calves
and yearlings sold steady. Packer
cows sold steady.
Stocker-feeder steers: Medium
and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs.,
$365-$420; 300-400 lbs, $320-$360;
400-500 lbs, $300-$335; 500-600 lbs,
$255-$285; 600-700 lbs., $220-$235;
700-800 lbs, $210-$215.
Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $145$185.
Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium
and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs,
$275-$350; 300-400 lbs, $250-$265;
400-500 lbs, $245-$255; 500-600 lbs.,
$215-$240; 600-700 lbs., $190-$200.
Packers cows: Good lean utility
and commercial, $94-$112; Cutters,
$110-$126; Canners, $75-$89; Low
yielding fat cows, $98-$112.
Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2,
good heavy bulls; $120-$128; light
weights and medium quality bulls,
$105-$115.
Stocker Cows: $950-$2,600.
Pairs: $1,800-$3,350.
We will not have a sale Saturday,
November 29, 2014. In observance
of the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Thank you for your business!!
View our sale live at cattleusa.
com!
Nixon Livestock
Commission Report
The Nixon Livestock Commission Inc. Report had on hand, November 17, 2014, Volume, 924; 145
cows, 16 bulls.
Steers: 200-300 lbs, $328 to $338
to $380; 300-400 lbs., $306 to $316
to $380; 400-500 lbs, $278 to $288
to $365; 500-600 lbs, $236 to $246
to $285; 600-700 lbs, $217 to $227
to $248; 700-800 lbs, $208 to $218
to $229.
Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $262 to $272
to $330; 300-400 lbs, $253 to $263 to
$320; 400-500 lbs, $253 to $263 to
$320; 500-600 lbs, $226 to $236 to
$325; 600-700 lbs, $209 to $219 to
$270; 700-800 lbs, $196 to $206 to
$217.
Slaughter cows: $75 to $115;
Slaughter bulls: $115 to $130; Stocker
cows: $940 to $2,250; Pairs: $1,500-
JACOBS RANCH
NEUHAUS, F.W.
FAIREY UNIT
$2,750.
Notices:
Last sale of 2014 will be on December 15, 2014.
Cuero Livestock
Market Report
Cuero Livestock Market Report

on November 14, 2014, had 1,601
head.
Had 107 cows and 25 bulls. The
packer market continues to hold
onto historical highs. The better
stronger cows are selling to a strong
demand while the harder or weaker
types are moving at lower levels as
shipping concerns exist.
The calf market continues to sell
at record levels as all classes of calves
are showing gains of up to $5/cwt.
The lighter calves especially are really selling high as wheat and oat demand swings into high gear.
Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $124$125; lower grades, $98-$114.
Packer cows: canners & cutters,
$88-$114; light & weak, $78-$90.
Palpated: 14 head bred, $per cwt,
$130-$166.
Pairs: One, none
Steer calves: under 200 lbs, none;
200-250 lbs, $330-$380; 250-300 lbs,
$341-$380; 300-350 lbs, $318-$380;
350-400 lbs, $327-$375; 400-450 lbs,
$294-$355; 450-500 lbs, $276-$328;
500-550 lbs, $264-$310; 550-600 lbs,
$242-$294; 600-700 lbs, $215-$250;
700-800 lbs, $209-$225.
Bull Calves: under 250 lbs, $332$385; 250-300 lbs, $348-$380; 300350 lbs, $268-$340; 350-400 lbs,
$292-$360; 400-450 lbs, $289-$345;
450-500 lbs, $275-$330; 500-550 lbs,
$264-$308; 550-600 lbs, $238-$286;
600-700 lbs, $211-$252.
Over 700 lbs. bulls, $197-$219.
Shear & Spray

Wesatche
Clean Up
Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs.,

$352-$380; 200-250 lbs, $247-$350;
250-300 lbs, $266-$334; 300-350
lbs, $275-$380; 350-400 lbs, $269$327.50; 400-450 lbs, $258-$342.50;
450-500 lbs, $257-$355; 500-550 lbs,
$242-$284; 550-600 lbs, $235-$320;
600-700 lbs., $214-$290; over 700
lbs, $203-$214.
Hallettsville Livestock
Commission Report
The Hallettsville Livestock Commission Co., Inc. had on hand on

November 11, 2014, 2,289, week ago,
1,490 year ago, 2,545.
The market was higher again
this week. Better quality classes of
calves sold steady to $2 higher on the
heavier weights and $6 to $10 higher
in the lighter weight brackets.
Packer cows and bulls sold steady
to $1 higher on approx.270 hd. total.

Packer Cows: higher dressing
utility & cutter cows, $106-$119;
lower dressing utility & cutter cows,
$88-$106; light weight canner cows,
$62-$87.
Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls,
None; utility & cutter bulls, $116$129; lightweight canner bulls, $104$116.
Stocker and Feeder Calves and
Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: under
200; None; 200-300 lbs, $315-$385;
300-400 lbs, $305-$380; 400-500 lbs,
$288-$370; 500-600 lbs, $244-$305;
600-700 lbs, $224-$255; 700-800 lbs,
$212-$235. Heifer Calves: under 200
lbs, None; 200-300 lbs, $290-$350;
300-400 lbs, $280-$345; 400-500 lbs,
$248-$315; 500-600 lbs, $225-$272;
600-700 lbs, $210-$228; 700-800 lbs,
$185-$214.
If we can help with marketing
Stack & Burn

Mesquite
Fields & Cenderas
Shredding Also Available
For Further Info Call Buddy Respondek

Cell: 830-203-8407
Home: 830-437-5209
The Membership Mixer

turned out great, despite the
cold weather. I would like to say
thanks to everyone who came
out and showed their support.
If you were unable to attend
you missed a great night! The
food and the door prizes were
fantastic. One lucky Chamber
member walked away with a
2-night stay for four in one of
Leisure Resorts Deluxe Cabins.
The Luling Chamber of
Commerce would like to thank
Sheila Melton and her crew at
Leisure Resort for making this
mixer a success. Sheila was a
gracious host, and I cant thank
her enough. The Chamber
would also like to thank Subway and Luling Main Street for
their great door prizes.
***
Its that time of year again!
The fall decorations are coming
down and the Yule Trail decorations, which includes our antique Santa, will start going up
this week.
I learned some interesting
facts about our giant Santa
today. Luling has had two giant Santas over the years. The
original Santa was built in
1928, and it was only in Luling
a few years before it was sold to
the city of Dallas. Luling was
Chamber Memo
Ashley
Flores
Ashley Flores is the Executive
Director of the Luling Chamber
of Commerce.
without a Santa for roughly 16

years, and then a replacement
was acquired in 1946.
The original Santa was destroyed in a fire at a Dallas
warehouse in 1947.
Both Santas were built by
Herman Howerts, who at one
point was mayor and a member of the Luling Kiwanis Club.
The Santa is still owned and
under the care of the Luling Kiwanis Club.
***
Start marking your calendars! We have so many great
events coming up!
The 30th Annual Christmas
Arts & Crafts Show- Nov. 29th,
Apple Lumbers Ladies Night
Out- Dec. 4th, Blue Santa- Dec.
9th, The 9th Annual Christmas
Thank You Party at the Oil Museum- Dec. 9th, Yule Trail, and
Cocoa & Carols- Dec. 12th.
I hope to see you all there!!
Have a great week!
Faith
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Family Dentistry of Gonzales

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606 St. Louis
Gonzales, TX 78629
Assemblies of God
Gonzales Family Church
Assembly of God
320 St. Andrew
First Assembly of God
509 E. 3rd St. Nixon
New Life Assembly of God
Corner of Church St. & Jessie Smith
St. Gonzales
Bahai Faith
Bahai Faith
621 St. George St. Gonzales
Baptist
Clark Baptist Church
F.M. 794, Gonzales
County Baptist Church
Hwy. 87 Smiley
Eastside Baptist Church
Seydler Street, Gonzales
Elm Grove Baptist Church
4337 FM 1115
Waelder, Texas 78959
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830-540-4516.
First Baptist Church

Gonzales Memorial Church of

God in Christ
1113 Hastings, Gonzales
New Way Church of God in Christ
514 St. Andrew, Gonzales
Lutheran
First Evangelical Lutheran
Dewville United Methodist

West of FM 1117 on CR 121

406 N Ave E Waelder
First United Methodist

Greater Palestine Baptist Church

S of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80)
First United Methodist

410 N. Franklin, Nixon
Greater Rising Star

Baptist Church
3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon
Flatonia United Methodist

403 E North Main, Flatonia
Iglesia Bautista
Macedonia
201 S Congress Nixon
Harwood Methodist Church

North 2nd and North Gonzales, Harwood
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Hwy 97 Waelder
Henson Chapel United Methodist

1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales
James Miller
Leesville Baptist Church

E. of Hwy 80 on CR 121
Monthalia United Methodist

CR 112 off 97
Memorial Heights Baptist

Church
1330 College Gonzales
Smiley United Methodist

1 blk S. of Hwy 87
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830-263-1233
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The Romberg
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210 Qualls Street, Gonzales, TX 78629
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Morgan Mills
830-857-4086
Waelder United Methodist

2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97
Webster Chapel A.M.E.
1027 Church St. Gonzales
Old Moulton Baptist Church

2287 FM 1680, Moulton
Non-Denominational
Agape Ministries
512 St. James, Gonzales
Primitive Baptist Church

1121 N. College Gonzales
Living Waters Fellowship Church

605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales
Providence Missionary Baptist

Church
1020 St. Andrew Gonzales
Bread of Life Ministries

Stratton Primitive Baptist

FM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero
St. James Baptist Church
Hwy 80- North of Belmont
Saint Paul Baptist Church
SE 2nd St. Waelder
Shiner Baptist Church
Avenue F and 15th Street, Shiner
Union Lea Baptist Church
St. Andrew St. Gonzales
Union Valley Baptist
Church
FM 1681 NW of Nixon
Catholic
St. James Catholic Church
417 N. College, Gonzales
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
St. John St. Gonzales
St. Joseph Catholic Church
207 S. Washington, Nixon
St Patrick Catholic Church in
Waelder
613 Highway 90 East Waelder
St. Phillip Catholic Church
Hwy 87 Smiley
Christian
First Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
712 Crockett, Luling
M-F 7:00 to 5:30
Sat. 9:00 to 3:00
Abiding Word Lutheran Church,

LCMS
1310 St. Louis

Hwy 108 N Smiley
San Marcos Primitive Baptist

Church
4 Miles west of Luling on Hwy. 90
P.O. Box 186, Luling
830-875-5305
(830) 672-6518
Fax: (830) 672-6368
Cell: (512) 376-0773
Full Gospel Church

1426 Fisher, Gonzales
Methodist
Belmont United Methodist
Hwy. 90-A
Oak Valley Baptist Church

Hwy. 97 Bebe
Travis Treasner
Full Gospel
Camp Valley Full Gospel
7 mi N of Nixon on Hwy 80

403 N Texas Nixon
Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church

100 Capes Gonzales
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Evangelical
La Os del Evangelio Mission Capilla del Pueblo
W. Central at 87 Nixon
Harwood Baptist Church

North of Post Office
830-540-4285 830-540-4422
Logan Insurance Agency
Episcopal
Episcopal Church of the Messiah
721 S. Louis, Gonzales (830) 6723407
Harris Chapel United

Methodist
S. Liberty St. Nixon
4421 Hwy. 97E, Gonzales
Office 830-672-8664
Fax 830-672-8665
Cowboy Church
of Gonzales County
J.B. Wells Showbarn
El Centro Cristiano Agua Viva
of Waelder
Sun. Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.
Emmanuel Fellowship
1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales
Encouraging Word Christian Fellowship
Hwy. 80 in Leesville
Jesus Holy Ghost Temple
1906 Hickston, Gonzales
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941 St. Joseph
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520 N. Ave C
P.O. Box 64
Shiner, TX 77984
Phone
(361) 594-3352
Fax
(361) 594-3127
424 St. Peter St.

Gonzales, TX
77984
Phone
(830 672-3322
Fax
(830) 672-9208
921 St. Peter St.
830-672-6865
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Lighthouse Church of Our Lord

1805 Weimar, Gonzales
New Life Temple for Jesus Christ
Belmont, Corner of Hwy 466 & Hwy
80
River of Life Christian Fellowship
207 Steele St., Smiley 830-5876500
Two Rivers Bible Church
1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210,
Gonzales
Inter-Denominational
Faith Family Church
1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales
Pentecostal
Faith Temple
Hwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon
Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 2
1515 Dallas, Gonzales
Temple Bethel Pentecostal
1104 S. Paul, Gonzales
Churches of Christ
Church of Christ
1323 Seydler St. Gonzales
Life Changing Church of Gonzales

3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR
235, Right on CR 236
Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cristo)

201 E. Second St. Nixon
Presbyterian
Pilgrim Presbyterian Church
CR 210 off FM 1116
Church of Christ
E. 3rd & Texas, Nixon
Presbyterian Church of Gonzales

414 St. Louis, Gonzales
Churches of God
Community Church of God
1020 St. Louis, Gonzales
Messianic Judaism
Congregation Adat HaDerech
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672-5953
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Fax 830-672-6087
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Obituaries
Josette Swick Dave

1967-2014
DAVE
Josette Swick Dave came on

earth April 16th, 1967, and
was reunited with her father
on November 8th, 2014.
She was born in Cumberland, Maryland to James
Swick and Joann Swick.
She was preceded in departure by her father and grandparents. She is survived by
her husband Vijay Dave, sons
James Swick, Robert Forbeck
and daughter Breeyana. Also
by her brothers Jimmy and
Raymond and sisters Kim and
Crystal along with her mother Joann.
She was a very loving
daughter, mother, wife and
sister. She had great passion
for animal care. She was a
great animal lover. She had a
very soft heart. She loved to
play flute and crocheting. She
always made sure about wellbeing of the whole family. She
loved everybody.
Visitations were held at
Crofts-Crow Funeral Home
in Blanco, Texas at 3.00 -4.00
p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13th
2014. The Graveside services
was held on Friday Nov. 14,
2014 at 11.00 a.m. at St Fernando Catholic Cemetary in
San Antonio.
Maria M Eredia
1928-2014
EREDIA
The Cannon
Maria M Eredia, 86, of

Gonzales, Texas passed away
on Monday, November 17,
2014 at The Heights of Gonzales in Gonzales, Texas.
Funeral Mass is under the
direction of Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales,
Texas and will be held 10:00
am, Thursday, November 20,
2014 at St. James Catholic
Church in Gonzales, Texas
with Father Paul Raaz officiating. Interment will follow at Saint James Catholic
Cemetery in Gonzales, Texas.
A Rosary will be said at 7:00
pm Wednesday, November
19, 2014 at the Buffington Funeral Home Chapel.
Maria was born March 1,
1928 in Waelder, Texas. She
was the daughter of Celso
Martinez and Cresencia
Vasquez. Maria married Jesus Eredia on December 8,
1959 at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Gonzales, Texas.
Maria was a 4H Food & Nutrition Leader and over the
years a foster parent to 40
children. She also sold tamales and cinnamon twist at the
farmers market. Maria had a
strong faith and was a member of the St. James Alter Society. She enjoyed decorating
for the holidays and spoiling
her grand and great grandchildren.
Maria is survived by two
sons, Jesse Eredia, Jr and wife
Ruth, of the Phillipines, and
Domingo Eredia of Gonzales; three daughters, Anita
LaFuente and husband Joe, of
Friona, Texas, Toni Miller and
husband Bill, of San Antonio,
Mary Jane Eredia of LaVernia, Texas; three granddaughters, Anna Miertschin and
husband Brian, of Lexington,
Texas, Felicia Cortez and
husband Pete, of Burlington,
Texas, Natasha Butler and
husband Jarrett, of Quanah,
Texas; Great granddaughter
Emmelia Butler and Great
grandson James Scott Miertschin. Maria was preceded
in death by her husband and
six siblings.
Ruth Valenta
1928-2014
VALENTA
Ruth Valenta, 86, of Gonzales, Texas passed away on

Wednesday, November 12,
2014 at the Heights of Gonzales in Gonzales, Texas.
Funeral Mass is under the
direction of Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales,
Texas and will be held on
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
at 10:00am at St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales, Texas
with Father Paul Raaz officiating. Interment will follow
at Wrightsboro Cemetery in
Wrightsboro, Texas. A Rosary
was recited on Monday, November 17, 2014, at 7:00pm at
Buffington Funeral Home in
Gonzales.
Ruth was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 3,
1928. She was the daughter
of Henry and Emma Dilgard.
She met the love of her life,
Robert Valenta, while he was
serving in the U.S. Army in
New Jersey. They were married September 8, 1952 at St.
James Catholic Church in
Gonzales, Texas. Ruth worked
in the Abilene School District
cafeteria. She retired and then
moved to Gonzales. Ruth enjoyed doing crafts and reading. She attended St. James
Catholic Church.
Ruth is survived by her
husband, Robert Valenta;
two daughters, Ruthann Cilento and her husband, Gary,
of Abilene, Texas, Barbara
Kahrs and her husband Ed, of
Waddington, New York; two
grandsons, Eddie Kahrs and
his wife Rhiannon, of Norwood, New York, Eric Kahrs
of Waddington, New York;
One granddaughter, Diana
Wilkinson and her husband
Ben, of Abilene, Texas; and
four great grandchildren, Sicilia, Ethan, Owen, and Hailey Kahrs. She was preceded
in death by her parents, two
brothers, Henry Dilgard and
Edward Brandell, and one sister, Emma Brandell.
To join the family in celebrating Ruths life and to sign
the online guestbook, please
go to: www.buffingtonfuneralhomegonzales.com.
Mary L. Jimmie Bouldin

1926-2014
BOULDIN
Mary L. Jimmie Bouldin,

87, of Gonzales, passed away
Monday, November 17, 2014
surrounded by her girls and
husband. Jimmie was born
November 20, 1926 in the
midst of the majestic cypress
trees of the bayous of the
Pearl River in southeastern
Louisiana. In her day there
was no fresh running water,
electricity or indoor plumbing. Hers was a life of hardship to some, but for Jimmie
and her family; it was just a
way of life. They lived off the
land; hunting, fishing, butchering their own hogs and
processing their own cooking
lard and soap. Jimmie left this
way of life during WWII to
study to become a registered
nurse and serve her country.
The war ended before she finished nursing school, so after
graduating Jimmie accepted a
nursing position with Warm
Springs Hospital for Crippled
Children. She married William Benjamin Billy Bouldin on May 10, 1951 in Luling.
They moved to Victoria
where Billy was working and
Jimmie continued her nursing
career. Shortly thereafter they
moved to Aiken, South Caro-
Remembering What the Holidays Are Really About
lina and started their family

with daughters Ann and Patti
Bea Bouldin both being born
in Aiken, S.C. Billy moved
his family to Rockdale, Texas
where the last of their three
daughters, Lisa was born. Jimmie and Billy finished raising
their family in Rockdale and
after Billy retired they moved
to Rockport, Texas and Jimmie took over her sisters business, the Estelle Stair Gallery
in Rockport. Jimmie owned
and operated the gallery from
1988 to 1996 when she left the
store to her daughter Lisas
capable hands and moved to
Gonzales with Billy to care for
his mother after his brother
Collis had passed away. She
was a member of the Gonzales Spade and Trowel Garden
Club, the Gonzales First United Methodist Church and the
Lenore Boothe Circle of the
church.
Jimmie was a delightfully
complicated woman, she was
a creative artist and enjoyed
painting; she found peace in
gardening and delighted in
riding around the ranch and
watching the cattle with her
husband. She sewed clothes
for her children and grandchildren and made Halloween costumes as well. She was
a fashionista, dressing with
just the right amount of style
and panache. She had great
taste in everything and loved
pretty things. She adored her
grandchildren and cherished
each moment she could be
near them. She was well spoken, well read and completely
independent. She had come a
long way from the bayou of
Pearl River, but that instinct
for survival and the character
developed from the hardships
of that time merely made her
spirit and appreciation for life
that much more pronounced.
Mary L. Jimmie Bouldin
is survived by her loving
husband of 63 years, Billy
Bouldin of Gonzales, daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and
Mel Millican of Horseshoe
Bay, Patty Bea and Mark Myron of Shreveport, LA., Lisa
M. and John Paul Frederick
of Rockport, grandchildren,
Collis Avant, Elizabeth Flowers, Neil Myron, Brett Baer,
Stephanie Woosley and James
Avant, great-grandchildren,
Bryson Woosley, Eli Flowers
and Paxton Woosley. She was
preceded in death by her parents, grandson, Ben Avant, 3
sisters, and 3 brothers.
A memorial service will
be held at 11 a.m. Friday,
November 21, 2014 in the
Gonzales First United Methodist Church with Pastor
Andy Smith officiating. In
lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to
the Childrens Ministry of
the First United Methodist
Church. The family wishes
to thank her many friends for
their love and support and express their sincere gratitude
to the Dr. Terry Eska, the staff
of The Heights and Gentiva
Hospice Care. Arrangements
are under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral
Home.
Capitol
Monument, Co.
Memorials Curbing Bronze Statutes
Lettering Repairs Restoration
All Types of Cemetery Work
Somehow I am going to
manage to type this news
without chunking things. I
often wonder where parents
of several young children
get the patience not to run
around screaming and have
decided they have had to develop selective hearing. I decided to go get some Christmas shopping done yesterday.
The price of these plastic toys
is the first mind blower. We
go from monster costumes
that you can wrap around
you to every kind of monster
toy that you can kill another
childs opponent with. The
girls cannot be left out of this.
Now these tiny little two inch
dolls were pretty cute but you
had to put them together and
they were not for babies. And
then there were every copy of
Barbie that could be found.
I think maybe we should be
going back to the real thing
and buying the girls a few real
bowls, measuring spoons,
and a measuring cup with
a small baking sheet or two
and they would have more
fun with that. They are aiming to get into your cabinets
anyway. The boys could get a
hammer, pair of pliers, and a
couple pieces of wood with a
little tool box. It would soon
get filled up and he would
never forget where he got it.
It sure beats what I saw going
on yesterday.
The Belmont Community
Center Club cookbook is
here. The ladies who are exercising at the community
center will be glad to sell you
one and they will be there
until 9:30 on to discuss how
many you want to buy for gift
giving.
The Belmont Community
Center regular club meeting
will be held on the fourth
Tuesday of November at 2pm
to decorate more for Christmas.
Soon the lights will be
turned on in Belmont lighting
up the church, the Belmont
Community Center, and
other buildings in Belmont.
The Belmont United Methodist Church will once again
Sandis Country
Fried News
Sandi
Gandre
hold their Candlelight Service and live Nativity Scene
on December 21st, outside in
front of the church, weather
permitting at 6PM. There
will be a time of fellowship at
the community center after
the service. So set aside this
date because the live Nativity
Scene is something you wont
forget and especially bring
your young children and let
them watch with wonder.
We need to keep these
people in our prayers: Case
Martin, and Ridge Sedley
Martin and their parents,
Lindsay and Clint; Joe Kotwig, Linda Denker, Rhonda
Pruett, Landis Kern, Judy
Wilson, Aunt Georgie Gandre, Frances Gandre, and
Betty Gandre, Ben and Mabel Richter, Jean Lott, Laddie
Studler, Sandi Gandre, Joyce
and Danny Schellenberg; Esther Lindemann, Teresa Wilke, Christine Wilke, Anna
Lindemann, Bill Lott, Marilyn Qualls, Shirley Dozier,
Bubba, Sarge Dunkin, Pedro,
Rosie Garcia, Clay, Louise
Jones, Margie Menking Jimmy Kelley, Jack Finch, Bob
Young, Marie Schauer, Lillie
Lay, Brandon Gandre, Laura
Walker,and Jimmy Kelly. The
families of Terry Allen and
Myrtle Colwell. Please also
GONZALES V.F.W. LADIES AUXILIARY POST 4817
CHILI & BEEF STEW COOK-OFF

Saturday, December 6, 2014
DOWNTOWN GONZALES - ST. GEORGE STREET

HEAD COOK'S MEETING AT 9 A.M.
1.
2.
3.
4.
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RULES
You can start setting up at 8 a.m.. You can pre-season your meat before
you arrive on Saturday and you can start cooking as soon as you check-in.
We do not inspect the meat.
Entry fee is $20 per entry. Deadline to enter is Saturday at 10 a.m. You
can call Dorothy Gast, at 254-931-5712 or Michelle McKinney at 830-2630973 for more information.
You must cook at least 2 lbs. of chili/stew meat. You must furnish your
own supplies.
Cash prizes will be given.
All entries must be turned in at the registration table by the head cook.
Turn in times are 12 Noon for Chili, 1 p.m. for Stew.
Winners will be announced as soon as the totals are done.
Each team is responsible for cleaning up their area.
Gonzales Main Street & Gonzales V.F.W. Auxiliary ARE NOT responsible
for THEFT, DAMAGES or ACCIDENTS.
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remember our troops and

their families.
We are so happy that we
have some up and coming
piano players for the church
at Belmont. Madison Meyer
played the prelude after just
a short time of taking piano
lessons, and Trevor played
the hymns for the congregation. That is a wonderful
thing to hear. I can remember that the first congregational song that I played was
What A Friend We Have In
Jesus, and I was scared to
death.
Remember what Thanksgiving is all about. Dont get
in a dither about it. That is
not what Thanksgiving is
supposed to be about. Get
you a piece of paper and start
jotting down all the things
that you are thankful for. You
might be surprised just how
long that list gets.
The squirrels have more
sense than we do. A squirrel piled up about five pecans
the other day. Then he took
the green hull off one pecan
and buried that pecan and
then on until the last pecan.
The squirrel went to shell out
that pecan and there was no
pecan. Then do you know
what he did, he kicked it with
his back feet clear across the
grass. I guess he was one disgusted squirrel. That poor
squirrel was not allowed
to pout very long because
around the corner came Eva
and her side-kick Skooter,
and up the pecan tree he
went to escape being eaten.
Have a good week. God
Bless.
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Parks receives his Navy-Marine Corps Commendation certificate
Local Marine Parks earns

Commendation medal
The Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal is awarded to a service
member who, while serving in any capacity with the Navy or Marine Corps, distinguishes themselves by heroism, outstanding achievement or meritorious service.
To be awarded for meritorious service, the
service must be outstanding and worthy
of special recognition. The performance is
well above that usually expected of an individual commensurate with the individuals
grade or rate, and above that degree of excellence.
Sergeant Chris G. Parks, a 2005 graduate of Nixon-Smiley High School, received
the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal on June 30. This award was
given to Sgt. Parks for meritorious service
while serving as Ammunition Chief and
Master Faculty Advisor, Corporals Course,
Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy,
Camp LeJeune, Marine Corps University,
Education Command, Quantico, Virginia
from October 2010 to April, 2014.
During this period, Parks oversaw the
safe transferral of more than 300 weapon
systems during the Armorys closure. Sergeant Parks accomplishment from Basic to
Master Faculty Advisor has been attained
by only one other Sergeant in the Corps.
He has educated over 1,400 Corporals and
taught more than 1,025 hours. He impact-
ed every student and brought out the best

in them. Sergeant Parks was among the few
on the staff to relate to the Corporals and
engage in open candid conversations. As a
team player and for his honest approach,
Sergeant Parks was hand selected for two
mobile training teams to the country of
Azerbaijan. There, he instructed their
Noncommissioned Officer School and was
instrumental in the development of multiple physical and educational programs.
Sergeant Parks accomplishments, perseverance and devotion to duty reflected
credit upon him and were in keeping with
the highest traditions of the Marine Corps
and the United States Naval Service.
Signed by T.D. Weidley, Brigadier General,
U.S. Marine Corps, Commanding General,
Education Command.
Sergeant Chris G. Parks was promoted
to Staff Sergeant on November 3, 2014. The
ceremony was held at RS Houston. He is
the son of Judy Parks, Gonzales and Steve
Parks, Billings, Montana. He is the grandson of Katy West and the late Clarence
West, Leesville, the late James and Dorothy
Shaw, Bebe and the late Vance and Joann
Parks, Stockdale.
Staff Sergeant Parks is a recruiter with
RSS Bay Brook. He lives in Clear Lake with
his wife, Stephanie, and children, Mackenzie and William.
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The Cannon
Master Gardeners Visit Gonzales Elementary for Black Walnut Harvest
Third and Fourth Graders at Gonzales Elementary

School are learning about
protecting and restoring
Texass natural heritage-one tree at a time. Last fall,
Gonzales Master Gardeners
worked with the Third Grade
to plant black walnut seeds.
Those same students are back
this year as Fourth Graders
to help plant the trees grown
from those seeds. This years
Third Graders are planting a
new round of black walnut
seeds to be planted next year.
The students are learning
about the depletion of natural resources and that each
person in the community can
make a difference in protecting and restoring Texass natural riches.
The black walnut was once
a dominant tree in Gonzales
and surrounding counties.
These trees are large, rugged
trees usually 50 to 75 feet tall.
Some trees have been recorded to reach 150 feet in height.
The Black Walnut (Juglans
nigra) produces a nut and
highly valued, dense dark
wood. But today, this tree is
one of the scarcest and most
coveted native hardwoods
according to the Ladybird
Wildflower Center database.
The abundance of flowing creeks and rivers made
Gonzales County an ideal
location for the black walnut.
In the mid 1800s, Gonzales
County was about one-third
open prairie and two-thirds
timber. Well known for its
Pictured from left to right: Master Gardeners Nancy Foster, Arline Schacherl, Lynette
Jarrett, Extension Agent Janie Pineda, Master Gardeners Fran Saliger, Gail Johnson
and Extension Agent Dwight Sexton. (Photos courtesy of Gonzales Elementary)
black walnuts, Gonzales was
home to a number of enterprising cabinet makers who
found the beautiful dark
wood ideal for their skilled
carpentry. The furniture they
produced was greatly sought
after. Many historic homes
in Gonzales still have their
furniture and magnificent
paneling and staircases made
by local furniture makers like
legendary Augustus Klein. In
addition, commercial timber
buyers were drawn to Gonzaless black walnut wood.
By 1881, the Gonzales Inquirer reported that an estimated three-fourths of the
black walnut had been used
up in the preceding 10 years.
In 1882, a single Ohio firm
purchased one million feet
of walnut timber from trees
just between Gonzales and

Belmont. In time, the forests
were depleted. The Inquirer
lamented that A good walnut tree requires 100 years to
grow to a proper size. With
no reforestation, the tree became a rarity.
Having a variety of trees
in the landscape is a critical part of a healthy environment. Trees are central
to everything else that lives
on the land. Particular understory plants thrive with
specific trees and particular
animals are dependent on
those plants and trees. Having a few varieties of trees
increases the likelihood that
pests, diseases or adverse
conditions can have a major
impact on the plant and animal population. A good example is the American Elm
tree in the northern states
which was nearly wiped
out by Dutch Elm disease,
a problem that fortunately
doesnt happened in this
areas much warmer climate.
But Texas is facing her own
natural disaster in the form
of Oak wilt which is nearly
always fatal to red oaks and
live oaks. In settings where
most of the trees are susceptible to a single disease, the
chances of deforestation are
much greater than in settings
where the susceptible trees
are spread out among many
other types of trees.

The tree population seen
today in Gonzales County
is dominated by red oaks,
cedar elms and hickory. Red
oaks are the most common
tree. They grow fast, taking
advantage of their prolific
seed production but they are
short lived trees as well. In
addition to the devastation
to the red oaks from Oak
wilt, all three common trees
are highly susceptible to
drought pressures. By the
end of 2012, the Texas Forestry Service had estimated
that across Texas as many as
500 million forest trees had
succumbed to drought and
as many as 56 million urban
trees. Estimates included that
Gonzales County lost 10% of
its trees in the 2011 drought
event alone.
Considering the problems
that the tree populations in
Gonzales and surrounding
counties face, Gonzales Master Gardeners and the Gonzales Independent School
District have partnered to
give Gonzales school children a firm grounding in taking action. The vast majority
of land in Texas is in private
hands and Texas landowners and residents have always
taken a keen interest in protecting the land and their
heritage. Passing these values
on to the next generation is

part of ensuring Texass future.
We have 80 of the childrens trees that will be ready
for planting this year, said
Gonzales Master Gardener
Nancy Foster, team leader
for the Black Walnut Project. We have several that
will be planted at the school
and at county facilities, but
we are looking for Gonzales County landowners with
suitable planting locations
for many of the other trees.
Considering the mature size
of this tree, it needs to be a
place with plenty of room.
Not many city lots are large
enough for black walnuts.
Ideally, a drainage source
would be nearby to provide
water. The black walnuts
natural way of spreading
is to drop seeds in creek
beds where they are washed
through the system. Interested landowners can contact the Gonzales County Office of Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension at (830) 672-8531
to reserve from 1 to 5 of the
childrens trees. Reserved
trees will be available for pick
up November 25 from 10 am
to 12 noon at the Master Gardener Building, 623 N. Fair
Street, Gonzales, Texas. Considering the problems that
the tree populations in Gonzales and surrounding counties face, Gonzales Master
Gardeners and the Gonzales
Independent School District
have partnered to give Gonzales school children a firm
grounding in taking action.

The vast majority of land
in Texas is in private hands
and Texas landowners and
residents have always taken
a keen interest in protecting
the land and their heritage.
Passing these values on to
the next generation is part of
ensuring Texass future.
We have 80 of the childrens trees that will be ready
for planting this year, said
Gonzales Master Gardener
Nancy Foster, team leader
for the Black Walnut Project. We have several that
will be planted at the school
and at county facilities, but
we are looking for Gonzales County landowners with
suitable planting locations
for many of the other trees.
Considering the mature size
of this tree, it needs to be a
place with plenty of room.
Not many city lots are large
enough for black walnuts.
Ideally, a drainage source
would be nearby to provide
water. The black walnuts
natural way of spreading
is to drop seeds in creek
beds where they are washed
through the system. Interested landowners can contact the Gonzales County Office of Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension at (830) 672-8531
to reserve from 1 to 5 of the
childrens trees. Reserved
trees will be available for pick
up November 25 from 10
am to 12 noon at the Master
Gardener Building, 623 N.
Fair Street, Gonzales, Texas.
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The Cannon
Thursday, November 20 2014
GHS looks to poach Panthers in area round

By MARK LUBE
For the third time in

four seasons, the Gonzales
Apaches play in the arearound game of the Class 4A
Division I playoffs.
The Tribe (5-6) will play
the Liberty Hill Panthers
at 7:30 p.m. at Bob Shelton
Stadium in Kyle.
This is a good football
team that Liberty Hill has
this year. They have lots of
tradition, GHS head coach
Kodi Crain said. (Head)
Coach (Jerry) Vance does
a great job with them and
they have a lot of discipline.
You can see their execution
and fundamentals are very
sound whenever you turn
on the tape.
We talked about expectations and our kids expect
to win this football game
and play another week. I
look forward to an exciting
Texas high school football
game.
With the exception of
Cuero and La Vernia offenses that are multiple,
Gonzales has faced either
the spread or the Slot-T offense.
The Panthers are a SlotT team like what Gonzales
has faced in Navarro, Bellville and Rockport-Fulton.
They are really good
at the Slot-T, Crain said.
Their players have been
running it since they were
in the seventh grade.
The Panthers run the

lead, trap and sweeps in
both directions.
The quarterback is Nick
Hernandez has thrown for
just 150 yards but has 73
rushes for 623 yards and 10
touchdowns.
Fullback Jon Shannon
leads the team with 218
carries for 1,469 yards and
24 touchdowns.
Other ball carriers are
tailback Hunter Lindsay
(94-711, 5 TDs), tailback
Caleb Guerrin (44-456, 5
TDs) and halfback Logan
Barnes (75-443, 3 TDs).
Shannon is their main
back. Lindsay is probably
their second ball carrier,
followed by Hernandez
and Barnes, Crain said.
Barnes does not get as
many touches but is effective when he does.
The few times Liberty
Hill will drop back and
throw, the defense can expect a play-action pass.
They are effective passing because likely they have
run it 15 times in a row before passing, he said. You
will see vertical routes including tight ends and even
some of the backs out of
the backfield go vertical.
All of their routes are
what we call level routes
they will send someone
short, another player medium route and someone
will go deep. They throw
to the vertical/deep player
quite a bit.
One of the Panthers

tweaks to the common
Slot-T concepts is to split
fullback Shannon out wide
to leverage the defense on
the sweeps.
Crain said the center and
offensive tackles have good
size with weights from 230
to 250 pounds.
The guards are smaller
like 190 because they pull
and run a lot, he said.
Their size is bigger than
Rockport and smaller than
Canyon Lake.
The Apaches must tackle
well on first down and not
let the Panthers convert
third downs.
We have to win on
first down and third
down,Crain said. If we
can do that, we will have
a chance to win the football game. If you win first
Gonzales Brant Philippus might or might not be considering a career avation as
down, that puts them in
his career but in this instance, he certainly got himself airborne. (Photo by Mark
second and long, and they
Lube)
dont like that. And if you
They mix zone and man
We have to get Brant attempting them forces
stop them on third down
coverage
in
their
second(Philippus)
loose on the Liberty Hill to have to back
and force them to punt,
ary,
Crain
said.
edge
because
he makes up and we can run the ball.
that is good because they
Liberty
Hill
has
plenty
a
lot
of
money
out there. When we run the ball well,
have had drives that are
of
playmakers
on
defense,
Alyas
(Ramirez)
pounds they will have to come in
15-19 plays long that have
led
by
end
Jacob
Covingand
pounds
it
inside,
and closer and we can take our
taken up an entire quarton,
who
will
be
attending
then
breaks
one.
We
have
shots down the field. It is
ter just going three yards,
Army
at
this
time
next
year.
a
little
thunder-and-lighta brother-sister combinathree yards, four yards,
Defensive
lineman
Kaning
combination
because
tion.
two yards, five yards, just
lub
Foster,
who
plays
next
we
can
also
give
the
ball
In the 12th week of the
over and over again. That
to
Covington,
is
quick,
agto
(Jaime)
Tellez
and
Darseason,
Gonzales is dealing
is what these Slot-T teams
gressive
and
physical.
Andy
rance
(James),
Crain
said.
with
all
kinds of health iswant: to stay on the field
Becker
is
their
solid
lineWe
have
to
be
efficient
at
sues
that
it will just have to
and limit your offense.
backer.
our
quick
passing
so
the
battle
through.
On defense, the Panthers
Gonzales offense must shots downfield will be
We have to be ready
are an even-front and will
find
leverage
against
the
open.
Yes,
we
want
to
comto
play on Friday night,
bring six players into the
Panther
defense.
plete
the
long
ones
but
just
Crain
said.
box.
Shiner to face playoff-buddy Mason in Round Rock Dragon Stadium

Yoakum is through to
the second round of the
playoffs along with Shiner,
St. Paul and Hallettsville.
The Bulldogs face Devine
on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at
Unicorn Stadium in New
Braunfels. Shiner faces
Mason at Dragon Stadium
in Round Roc at 7:30, St.
Paul takes on Leauge City
Christian in Giddings at 7
p.m and Hallettsville plays
Hempstead in Roseburg at
7:30.
Yoakum vs Devine
Class 4A Division 2 area
round
7:30 p.m. Friday
Unicorn Stadium
New Braunfels
After two straight season
of exiting in the first round,
the Yoakum Bulldogs got
to the second round.
Yoakum plays Devine at
7:30 p.m. Friday at Unicorn
Stadium in New Braunfels.
It is a credit to our kids
and coaches for making
the playoffs and continuing
on, Yoakum head coach
Brent Kornegay said. As
you go further and further,
the excitement builds.
Yoakum prepares to take
on the War Horses.
They are very physical and run the ball well.
Devine throws few passes,
he said.
Devine likes formations
using two tight ends and
variations of the I-formation.
They like the power,
toss and off-tackle runs,
Kornegay said.
Devines leading ball
carrier is running back

Joe Guerrero who has 213
rushes for 1,794 yards and
21 touchdowns.
Our defense needs to be
lined up correctly because
Devine will outnumber
you on one side, Kornegay
said.
The War Horses run the
split and 50 on defense.
We will need to be physical up front and make our
reads correctly, he said.
Hallettsville vs Hempstead
round
7:30 p.m. Friday
Traylor Stadium
Rosenberg
Hallettsville takes on
Hemsptead in the area
round at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Traylor Stadium
in Rosenburg. Like Hallettsville, Hempstead is a
spread offense and its attack will once again be led
by versatile quarterback
Will Smith.
Hempstead runs the 4-25 formation on the defensive side of the football.
The Brahmas will need
to prevent the big play and
contain Smith while the offense must simply produce
points on all of its drives.
Shiner vs Mason
round
7:30 p.m. Friday
Dragon Stadium
Round Rock
The Comanches square
off against playoff friends

Mason Punchers. The
Punchers had a bye week
while Shiner opened their
playoff season in a convincing fashion, drubbing Corpus Christi London 63-0.
Having played their first
playoff game on a Thursday
instead the usual Friday,
Shiner had an extra day to
recover.
Friday after our playoff
game was a recovery day
for the coaches. The players did conditioning and
weights. We went back to
work on Saturday and Sunday with film watching,
Shiner head coach Steven
Cerny said.
The 2014 Mason team is
identical to Mason teams
in recent years.
They are big and strong
up front, Cerny said.
Their players are hardnosd. They are not execeptionally fast but are quick.
The Punchers line up
in the Wing-T and I-formations, and are a power
running team with fullback
Carlos Chavez, running
back Rylee Owens, running
back Seth Hudson and running back Luis Castillo.
Cerny said Mason averages almost 250 on their
offensive line.
Our defense will need
to play low because you
cannot outphysical them,
he said. We need to make
things happen at the line of
scrimmage and allow our
linebackers to make plays.
Mason runs the play-action pass well.
We cannot let our sec-
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The Punches are multiple
on defense with the split
and five-man fronts.
Our offensive line must
create a stalemate at the
line of scrimmage so we
can execute our offense and
wear them down, Cerny
said.
Shiner St. Paul vs
League City Bay Area
Christian
TAPPS 2A Regional
7 p.m. Friday
Buffalo Stadium
Giddings
The St. Paul Cardinals
face off against League
City Bay Area Christian at
7 p.m. Friday at Giddings

Buffalo Stadium.
They are a good team
and we are going to need
some correct a couple of
things to have success,
Cardinals head coach Jake
Wachsmuth said.
The Bronocos come out
in the spread and like to
run the football.
They spread opponents
out, Wachsmuth said.
Quarterback Tyler Neubauer is good and likes to
run the zone read. Our defense has to make sure we
read the keys.
Neubauer has thrown for
1,884 yards, four interceptions and 26 touchdowns
while rushing for
752
yards and 17 touchdowns.
Other ball carriers for

League City Bay Area
Christian is Connor Crow
(21-151, 2 TDs) and Jake
Melina (18-143, 2 YDs).
Barrett Skeeter is the
leading receiver with 581
yards and seven touchdowns, and Evan Wold has
552 yards and eight touchdowns.
The St. Paul offensive
game plan may be a little
different against the Broncos.
We probably wont
make big plays like our
last game so we will have
to control the ball, spread
it around our ball carriers
and score lots of points,
Wachsmuth said.
Gonzales Apaches
Varsity football stats
(stats as of November 17)
Offense
Team stats
First downs
183
Rushes-yards
479-2,248
Passing yards
1,605
Passes
107-232-14
Penalties-yards 67-585
Fumbles-lost
17-8
Punts-average
44-33.9
Rushing: Alyas Ramirez 208-942 11 TDs; Brant Philippus 160-957 14 TDs ; Jaime Tellez 41-224, 5 TD; Darrance James 12-85 1 TD; Tyler Hendershot 13-40; Tyler
Wells 7-27; Atlantic Johnson 6-13; Clayton Blackwell 1-6, Devonte Owens 1-2, Aaron
Hunt 6-(-5); Team 4-(-41)
Passing: Brant Philippus 105-226-1,565-14, 9 TDs; Tyler Hendersho 1-5-21-0,
Alyas Ramirez 1-1-19-0.
Receiving: Darrance James 41-756, 9 TDs; Aaron Hunt 18-368, 3 TD; Tyler Hendershot 18-141 ;Dalton Kuntschik 12-142; Alyas Ramirez 10-107; Blake Cox 4-47;
Jaime Tellez 2-17; Brant Philippus 1-21; Atlanic Johnson 1-6
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On November 12, 2014 National Signing Day, Five Galveston College WhiteCaps
players signed with Division 1 Universities. From left to right: Ralph Gladu (3rd
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(LHP) - Texas State; Gabe Klobosits (RHP) - University of Auburn; and Lulings
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The Gonzales girls basketball team held their second annual Midnight Madness and Head Coach Chris Joblin. Larison is a 2013 graduate of Luling High School.
practice last Saturday night. The event included an intra-squad scrimmage. (Courtesy photo)
(Photo by Mark Lube)
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Champions! Champions! Champions!
The Gonzales GCYFL Senior Apaches team after winning the 2014 CYFL Super
Bowl 2014 Saturday night at Apache Stadium. Gonzales defeated Calhoun Gold
13-6. (Photo by Mark Lube)
Playoff tickets on sale

until noon tomorrow
Apache Playoff tickets
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Tickets for Fridays arearound game at Bob Shelton
Stadium in Hays are on sale
at the Apache Field House.
Prices are $4 for students
and $7 for adults. Tickets
at the gate will be $7. Pregame ticket sales will end
Friday at noon. For more
information, contact Anita
Dement at 672-6641.
Eduardo Silvestre benefit 5K

The Eduardo Benefit 5K
run will be held Nov. 22 at
Independence Park near
the volleyball courts to help
with his medical costs following an accident. Registration will be at 7:30 a.m.
and the race will start at
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available at Revival Fitness
and the fee is $25.
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of Commerce building. Fee

will be $20 for the 5K and
$15 for the Kids K.
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The Cannon
Apaches slam door shut on La Feria

By MARK LUBE
CORPUS CHRISTI
For the second game in
a row, it was the Apache
defense making the headlines.
Gonzales defense yielded
a season-low 13 points and
forced nine punts as the
Tribe melted La Feria, 4113, Friday night at Flour
Bluff ISDs Hornet Stadium
in the Class 4A Division 1
bi-district round.
Our defense played phenomenal, GHS head coach
Kodi Crane said. La Feria
has a great vertical passing
game and with the amount
of vertical passes they
threw, you could see what
they wanted to do. That is
where they beat people and
get people on their heels.
The Lions got one of
their two touchdowns off
the passing game but it was
not a down-the-field shot;
it was a screen pass and
their longest play of the
game.
Our kids did a great job
of defending the vertical
pass. We talk to our kids
about getting better each
week, Crane said. You
can see from two weeks
ago (against Robstown)
our defense of the vertical
passing game to what it was
tonight.That progress came
from the hard work of our

kids and it is not just our
defensive backs. It is the
kids at practice who are
running full-speed routes,
our quarterbacks throwing
the ball.
The
Apaches
also
brought heat into the backfield by Wade Miller, Jose
Contreras and several other Apache defenders.
We got the quarterback
off the mark. If our front
four could get pressure then
great things could happen.
Wade played great in pass
rush and run tackles. Jaime
Tellez played great. Our
secondary played great.
Just an all-around great job
by our defense, Crane said.
The Apache offense had
highlights as well Alyas
Ramirez ran for 53 yards
and three touchdowns
while quarterback Brant
Philippus hurt the Lions on
the ground as he was the
games leading rusher with
250 yards and two touchdowns.
After scoring three
touchdowns and getting
plenty of yards in the first
half, Gonzales run game
seemed to flame out somewhat until a 13-yard touchdown run by Philippus late
in the third quarter.
We opened things up
and made some adjustments to our blocking
While La Feria quarterback Isaac Galpin made the right read on the unblocked
defensive end on the read-option play, it was likely tough for him to anticipate
the heat brought on by a speedy Blake Cox who tackled Galpin for a loss on this
play. (Photo by Mark Lube)
schemes, Crane said. And
then we just executed well.
Apaches did very well
on special teams with John
Bashaw hitting a pair of
field goals from 21 and 37
yards, and making every
extra point. The Apaches
had not attempted a field
goal all season coming into
the playoffs.
Bashaw got us going
with our first points on the
board, Crane said. He

is a hard worker and I am
proud of him.
Philippus struggled in
the passing game with 76
yards and two interceptions. He made up for it
running the ball which
included picking up a bad
snap on a punt and running for the first down.
I thought there were
three or four plays that
would be the play of the

game, Crain said. Brant
picking up the bad snap
and getting a first down,
and Alyas on the endaround pass that was designed to be a throwback
to the quarterback. It was
covered; Ramirez kept
his poise and delivered a
dart to Aaron Hunt for 19
yards on fourth down. The
offensive line gave great
protection. There were several plays in this game that

turned it in our favor.
Crane said the Apaches
just were not able to connect on the long bombs.
Gonzales did excel in the
shorter routes with success
to Darrance James, Dalton
Kuntschik and Ramirez.
After La Feria went three
and out on the first possession, Gonzales drove 39
yards from the Lion 43 to
the 4 where they faced first
down.
Bashaw trotted on and
connected on the short
field goal to give Gonzales
a 3-0 lead.
The next La Feria possession was killed by a
quarterback sack by Miller
and GHS fielded a punt at
the Lion 44. Tellez had a
13-yard run followed by a
22-yard blast by Philippus.
Ramirez later scored from
the 3 and the Apaches were
ahead 10-0.
After a third La Feria
punt, Gonzales stalled out
and had a punt of their
own.
Early in the second quarter, Gonzales started at its
own 36 and drove 64 yards
in eight plays, highlighted by an 18-yard run by
Philippus and 14-yard gain
by Tellez. Ramirez scored
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St. Paul leaves nothing to chance against BSJ

By STEWART FRAZIER
SHINER- Shiner St. Paul

faced off against St. Joseph
Eagles of Bryan Friday
night in what proved to be
an explosive, high-scoring
rematch of their earlier
meeting, which the Cardinals lost. The Eagles got off
to a good start after receiving the opening kick, moving the ball to Shiners 29.
The Cardinal defense came
up in a big way by sacking
St. Josephs Luke McClure
and forcing him to fumble.
They recovered on the 29
and their offense got to
work. They started slowly,
but got some help from a
pass interference penalty
on the Eagles to keep the
drive alive. After a 21-yard
run by T.J. Bell got them
into the red zone, St. Paul
punched it in a few plays
later on a 3-yard touchdown run by Bell. They
missed the PAT however,
leaving the score at 6-0
with 7:14 to play in the first
quarter.
This time St. Joseph had
more luck with the ball,

as they marched down
the field quickly. Big plays
where the story of this
drive: a long run by Hunter
Batten got them to the 35
and Reuben Fernandez
hauled in a 24 yard pass to
score. The Eagles missed
their first extra point attempt as well, leaving the
score tied 6-6 with 5:55 remaining in the first.
Shiner started their next
drive with great field position, the 49, after St. Joseph kicked the ball out of
bounds. Things were shaky
initially, as the Cardinals
had to recover one of their
own fumbles, but they
found a spark on a long
pass to Marco Ynclan. They
scored a few plays later on
a 1-yard run by Bell. After
a good kick, the score was
13-6 with 2:20 left in the
first.
Shiners defense kept
momentum in Cardinal
favor when Jed Janecek
intercepted McClure on
the Eagles next drive and
returned the ball to the 13.
Bell scored from 11 yards
out a few plays later, and after a successful kick Shiner

led 20-6 with :10 remaining
in the quarter.
St. Joseph responded
well on their next possession, driving deep into
Shiner territory despite facing a 3rd and 20 early on.
They scored on a pass to
Michael Krause, and after a
good kick the score was set
at 20-13 with 7:57 remaining in the second.
The Cardinals didnt do
much with the ball and
had to punt it away. St.
Joseph did just the opposite and strung together a
long drive capped with another touchdown catch by
Krause, this time from 17
yards out. A successful kick
tied the game at 20-20 with
2:19 left in the half.
Not to be outdone, Shiner scored on their next offensive play with a huge 57yard run by Bell, and the
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touchdown run by Batten. A successful extra kick

gave them the lead, 33-34,
with 10:09 left in the quarter. Their specials teams
gave Shiner another hand
by committing an illegal
touching penalty on the
ensuing kickoff. The Cardinals got started on the 41,
but eventually turned the
ball over to the Eagles on a
sack and fumble.
St. Joseph moved the ball
a bit, but Shiners defense
forced them to punt. A
long run by Ryan Geiger set
them up on the 11, and Bell
punched it in from a yard
out a few plays later despite
a clipping penalty against
the Cardinals. After a pass
to Ynclan for two, the score
was 41-34 with 6:56 left in
the third.
The Eagles offense had a
little success on their next
possession, but the Cardinal defense held tough and
THREE RIVERS
While the temperature did
not get below freezing, the
Shiner Comanches still
were able to get a couple of
snowballs rolling.
The Comanches scored
on nearly every posses-
sion, had the backups in

by the second quarter, led
49-0 at halftime and rolled
to a 63-0 win over Corpus
Christi London Thursday
night at Three Rivers Bulldog Stadium in the Class
2A Division 1 bi-district
game.
Shiner came into the
game very prepared on
both sides of the football.

Looking at them on
film, we were very impressed with them, Shiner
head coach Steven Cerny
said. They played a good
game against Ben Bolt. We
struck early and got some
key turnovers. Once that
happened, it snowballed on
them.
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forced them to turn the

ball over on downs on the
47. St. Pauls offense was
hurt by penalties and faced
a third and 22, but that
wasnt much of a problem
as they scored on a 53-yard
touchdown pass to Bell.
They missed the extra kick,
however, and the score was
set at 47-34 with 4:22 remaining in the third.
St. Jospehs offense continued to struggle on their
next possession, and after
shanking a punt they gave
Shiner great field position
again, this time on the 41.
After Geiger got the ball
down to the 11 on a solid
run, Bell scored a few plays
later on a 4-yard run. The
PAT was good, and the
score was 54-34 with 2:15
left in the quarter.
After another St. Joseph
turnover on downs, St.
Pauls offense took over on
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London in 63-0 bi-district blowout
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extra point set the score at

27-20 with 1:16 remaining.
St. Joseph returned the favor in an impressive showing of the hurry-up. They
added a 28-yard touchdown pass to Fernandez
just before the half. A good
kick tied things at 27-27,
and that was the score at
the half.
St. Josephs kicking team
got them off to a bad second half start, receiving
kick out of bounds and
delay of game penalties
and giving the Cardinals
excellent field position on
the 47. Bell added another touchdown to the stat
sheet, this time from 38
yards out. The extra point
snap was bobbled and the
pass attempt intercepted,
leaving the score at 33-27
with 10:22 left in the third.
The Eagles offense came
out unshaken and returned
the favor with a 53-yard
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Our defense looked solid with us getting to look a

lot of players.
London had a good first
play after taking the opening kickoff George Aguilar had 25-yard run from
his 20 to his 45 and the
Pirates eventually crossed
the 50.
They later were stopped
on fourth down at the Comanche 42.
Shiner then drove 58
yards in 10 plays, their
longest of the night and
capped it with a 4-yard run
by Chad Neubauer for a 7-0
lead.
On the next possession,
Justin Stovall intercepted a
Jake Voss pass and took it
to the Pirate 8. An offsides
call moved the ball to the
4 and a toss play to Tyler
Patek put Shiner up 14-0.
CC London ran a couple
of plays before a fumble
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the 39 as the third quarter

came to a close. A long pass
to Nathan Pilat set the Cardinals up on the 19, and just
when it seemed they would
extend the lead, St. Joseph
forced and recovered a
fumble on the 5. They wasted no time flipping the field,
completing a 30-yard pass
to Fernandez and then a 55yard touchdown to Kruase.
A successful kick brought
the score to 54-41 with 8:50
remaining.
St. Paul answered quickly
with a 49-yard scored from
Bell, and the kick gave them
a 61-41 lead with 7:48 left to
play. The Eagles responded
well on their next drive, and
an eventual pass interference penalty by St. Paul got

them down to the 30. They
could not capitalize, however, and the Cardinal defense
forced another turnover on
downs on the 20.
Their offense made the
most of it, getting down St.
Josephs 24 on a long run by
Bell. He scored a few plays
later from 6 yards out, and a
good kick gave St. Paul a 6841 lead with 5:10 remaining
in the game.
The Cardinal defense
made another stop on the
next possession when Connor Kresta intercepted McClure and returned the ball
all the way to the 30. Bell
scored on the next play, but
they would miss the PAT
and leave the score at 74-41

with 3:07 left to play.
St. Joseph wouldnt lie
down, and they marched
down the field quickly. They
completed a 25-yard pass
to Batten, which eventually
set up a 10 yard catch and
score by Krause. The extra
point added would be the
last of the game, and as time
expired the final score was
74-48.
After the game, Cardinal
Coach Jake Wachsmuth
credited St. Joseph for their
performance, saying, We
played a game like that
with them last year. Its very
frustrating when you cant
get stops. I dont think our
game plan was bad, I just
think they came and played
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player sees playing time in first round

that was recovered by the

Comanches Dillon Kalina
and returned to the Pirate
27. An 8-yard run by Neubauer capped a five-play
drive as Shiner led 21-0
with 11:49 left in the first
half.
The Pirates had to punt
on the next drive and Patek
got a return to the plus-38.
Quarterback Blake Michalec tossed a short pass
to Dadrian Taylor, who
danced and weaved all over
the field, going from sideline to sideline to get to the
end zone and gave Shiner a
28-0 lead.
The Shiner snowball got
bigger and bigger Ty Boedeker came up with Shiners second interception,
getting the ball to the Pirate
44. Stovall then scored on a
wide-receiver reverse.
CC London went three
and out on the next series,
and the Comanche second
string entered the game.
Running backs Charles
Haynes and Justin Stein
got the ball down to the 30,
and quarterback Brandon
Cerny hit an open Caleb
Oden for a 30-yard score
and a 42-0 lead.
The Pirates got a pair of
runs 20 yards or longer to
get inside Comanche territory but it ended with another turnover.
Defensive lineman Marcus Rodriguez got his
hands on a Mitch Moore
throwback pass after Voss
gave him a lateral. Rodriguez nabbed the ball at his
45 and took it the distance
for a 49-0 Shiner lead.
I did not know Marcus
was that fast, Cerny joked.
In the second half that
featured a running clock,
Stein had a 3-yard run and
Haynes had a 34-yard carry, both in the third quarter
to cap the scoring.
By the end of the contest, freshman Dustin Petras was taking snaps for
well and executed on offense. When asked about

his teams explosive second
half, Wachsmuth said, We
didnt make any changes at
the half. We didnt feel like
we executed the way we
should in the first half, and
Im not real sure we did in
the second half, but sometimes you have games like
that. When it comes to the
playoffs, you just have to
survive a game in advance.
Were fortunate we get to
play another week, and
hopefully we can fix some
of the things that we didnt
do right by then.
TAPPS 3A bi district
Comanche Stadium
Shiner
St. Paul 74, Bryan St. Joseph 48

BSJ 6 21 7 14 -48
SSP 20 7 27 20-74
SSP-Bell 30 run (kick failed) 3:07 4Q

BSJ-Fernandes 28 pass from McClure (Castillo kick) 1:56 4Q
SSP-T.J. Bell 3 run (kick failed) 7:14

1Q
BSJ- Reuben Fernandes 25 pass
from Luke McClure (kick failed)
5:55 1Q
SSP-Bell 1 run (Barton kick) 2:20 1Q
SSP-Bell 11 run (Barton kick) 0:10
1Q
BSJ-Michael Krause 27 pass from
McClure (Seth Castillo kick) 7:57 2Q
BSJ-Krause 17 pass from McClure
(Castillo kick) 2:19 2Q
BSJ-Fernandes 28 pass from McClure (Castillo kick) 0:16 kick
3Q
BSJ-Hunter Batten 53 run 10:09 3Q
SSP-Bell 1 run (Marco Ynclan pass
from Barton) 6:56 3Q
SSP-Bell 57 pass from Barton (kick
failed) 4:22 3Q
BSJ-Krause 55 pass from McClure
(Castillo kick) 8:50 4Q
4Q
Team stats
BSJ
First downs
21
Rushes-yards 18-123
517
Passing yards 408
Passes
33-53-2
Punts-aver
2-9.0
Fumbles-lost
1-1
65
SSP
17
47116
4-13
1-30.0
3-2
11-
Individual stats
Rushing St. Joseph: Hunter Batten
11-99, Jeremy Martinez 3-16, Luke
McClure 3-4, Michael Krause 1-4.
St. Paul: T.J. Bell 33-398, Ryan Geiger 6-91, Jed Janecek 3-20, Austin
Barton 5-8.
Passing St. Joseph: McClure 3353-408-2. St. Paul: Barton 4-12116-0, Marco Ynclan 0-1-0-0.
Receiving St. Joseph: Krause Fernandes 9-148, 8-166, John Navejar
3-50, Martinez 2-20. St. Paul: Bell
1-57, Nathan Pilat 1-26, Ynclan
1-19, Colton Machart 1-16
Van Vleck knocks N-S

from playoffs, 46-7
By DAVE MUNDY
COLUMBUS It was a trick question

on the playoff test, and the Nixon-Smiley
Mustangs didnt have an answer.
The Van Vleck Leopards used a threetouchdown burst over a two-minute span
of the second quarter to take command,
then used superior speed on the edges to
race past the Mustangs by a 46-7 score in
bi-district action Friday night.
We made too many mistakes early, and
then we just didnt have an answer for their
speed, head coach Carlton McKinney said.
We just dont have the kind of offense that
can overcome that kind of a deficit.
The Mustangs surprised the Leps to
open the contest but couldnt cash in.
On the games first play, Tristan Newman
Shiners Tyler Patek gets some containtment on
found himself uncovered in the Van Vleck
a Pirate ball carrier last Thursday in Three Rivers.
secondary after a defender slipped and fell
Shiner will face Mason this week. (Photo by Mark Lube) and grabbed an underthrown pass from
quarterback Nick Pena to scoot 55 yards to
the Comanches and other S 14 35 14 0-63
freshmen saw action as S-Chad Neubauer 4 run (Neubauer the Van Vleck 12-yard line.
The Van Vleck defense stiffened, howkick) 4:12 1Q
well.
S-Tyler Patek 4 run (Neubauer kick) ever, and on fourth down Jonathan Carlos
It worked out good for 3:11 1Q
us because you got to play S-Neubauer 8 run (Neubauer kick) 21-yard field goal attempt went wide.
The teams traded punts from there and
everyone, you had new 11:49 2Q
S-Dadrian Taylor 38 pass from entered the second quarter scoreless before
people brought up and we Blake Michalec (Neubauer kick)
disaster struck Nixon-Smiley.
had a good week of prac- 8:37 2Q
S-Justin Stovall 44 run (Neubauer
After a facemask call got the Leopards
tice, Cerny said. When kick) 7:15 2Q
out
of a sack early in the drive, they found
you practice all week, you S-Caleb Oden 30 pass from Brandon Cerny (Austin Tousek kick) 1:59 their speed and began attacking the edges
want to get on the field. It 2Q
was good to give everyone S-Marcus Rodriugez 55 intercep- to push a 59-yard, 8-play march which
ended with a Montrell Brown 4-yard scoran opportunity to play and tion return (Tousek kick) 0:02 2Q
S-Justin Stein 3 run (Charles Haynes ing run to make it 6-0. Newman burst
they did well.
run) 8:40 3Q
Shiner will play Mason in S-Haynes 34 run (run failed) 0:55 through to block the PAT try.
3Q
Van Vleck got the backk back moments
the area round at 7:30 p.m.
later,
however, when Samuel Moore jugShiner
tomorrow at Dragon Sta- Team stats CC London
First downs
8
17 gled the kickoff return and the Leopards
dium in Round Rock.
Rushes-yards 35-186
36-298
Michael Middaugh recovered at the N-S
The Comanches and Passing yards 11
68
19. Two plays later, Brown crashed in again
Passes
2-11-3
2-3
Punchers have faced off
Punts-aver
2-39.5
0-0.0 from a yard out and a conversion pass from
in the playoffs for several Fumbles-lost
3-2
1-1
2-20 Colby Calk to Dakota Mowery made it a
years in a row.
14-0 contest.
We will have our work Individual stats
Lightning struck the Mustangs a third
cut out for us in preparing Rushing CC London: George
Aguilar 11-121, Matt Powell 9-31, time moments later, after an offensive
for Mason, Cerny said.
Chris Gray 2-9, Jake Voss 7-8, Jathree-and-out. Malik Mitchell fielded
cob Hoffman 1-8, Vicente Fuentes
1-5, Jose Briones 2-4, Mitch Moore Newmans punt at his own 39 and managed
2-0. Shiner:Charles Haynes 9-120, to get to the sideline before turning on the
Class 2A Division 1
Justin Stovall 2-50, Chad Neubauer
7-46, Justin Stein 10-43, Tyler Patek afterburners and racing home with a 69bi-district
4-25, Blake Michalec 2-5, Caleb yard return for a TD.
Bulldog Stadium
Oden 1-5, Dustin Petras 1-4.
The Mustangs were by no means out of
Passing CC London: Voss 2-10Three Rivers
11-2, Moore 0-1-0-1. Shiner: Mi- the contest, and got a measure of revenge
chaelc 1-2-38, Brandon Cerny 1-1by capitalizing on a turnover just before the
Shiner 63, Corpus Christi 30-0.
end of the half when a bad snap sent Calk
Receiving
CC
London:
Powell
London 0
1-12, Gray 1-(-1). Shiner:Dadrian chasing the ball, then he accidentally bootTaylor 1-38, Oden 1-30.
CCL 0 0 0 0-0
ed it. Nixon-Smileys Michael Mills wound
up with the ball 44 yards behind the origiThe Mustangs Tom Palacio (44) picks
up tough yards against Van Vleck on
Friday. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
nal line of scrimmage.
The Mustangs ground it out, covering the
29 yards in eight plays, with Pena sneaking
in from two yards out with 33 seconds left
in the first half.
I thought we had a good chance there
in the first quarter, but not getting at least
three out of it, yeah, that hurt, McKinney
said.
Van Vleck cemented its lead by scoring on its first two possessions of the third
quarter. A 48-yard sweep by Calk set up a
1-yard plunge by Paul Hill.
The Mustangs nearly turned Van Vlecks
two-point conversion try into a two-pointer of their own when Newman picked off
the conversion pass, but he was run down
at midfield.
Nixon-Smiley got a break moments later
on a roughing-the-kicker call, but Malik
Mitchell picked off a Pena toss to set the
Leopards back up.
Calk broke loose for a 57-yard scoring
scamper to run the score to 34-7.
The Mustangs made two drives deep into
Leopard territory in the fourth period but
turned the ball over on downs both times.
Van Vleck answered the first with an eightplay drive covering 71 yards. Teran Casey
converted the score with a 28-yard run for
a 40-7 lead.
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SLAMMED DOOR: Apaches have another huge game rushing the football
from the 1 to give the Tribe

a 17-0 lead.
Two possessions later,
GHS attempted to get the
pass game going a short
route to James gave GHS
30 yards from its 40 to the
Lion 30. Philippus then
was picked off by Ozzy Cisernos at the Lion 25 and
returned 69 yards to the
GHS 6. Running back Russ
Gonzalez got down to the 3
and Adrian Torres scored
on the next play as La Feria
chopped its deficit to 17-7.
Gonzales
responded
with Ramirezs third score
of the night.
With a minute left in the
first half, La Feria got its
initial first down on a 10yard run by quarterback

Isaac Galpin and he later
completed a 14-yard pass
to Alex Fernandez for the
second first down before
the half concluded.
La Feria came up with
another interception early
in the third and the teams
traded punts for a while
before Galpin dropped a
screen pass to Angel Carrera who took it 65 yards
to the house to bring the
Lions within 24-13.
On the next drive, GHS
responded with a pair of
fourth-down conversions
after stalling out, the
Apaches intended to punt
but Philippus had to deal
with a bad snap that he
picked up and ran for 32

yards from his 34 to the
Lion 34. Later, fourth down
at the 32 was converted
on the Ramirez-to-Hunt
teamwork and Philippus
scored from the 13 on the
next play.
Later, in the fourth quarter, the defense stopped La
Feria on fourth down at
the Apache 41. On secondand-8, Philippus took the
snap, ran into a sea of Lion
defenders and somehow
sprung free and raced 57
yards for a touchdown to
give GHS a 38-13 lead with
about eight minutes left.
Gonzales
concluded
scoring on the next drive
that started following a 12yard La Feria punt to the
GHS 49. Tyler Hendershot

took over at quarterback
after Philippus was in for
the first two plays. Hendershot got the Tribe down to
the 20 where Bashaw made
his second field goal.
The Apaches will play
Liberty Hill on Friday at
7:30 p.m., tentatively set for
Bob Shelton Stadium in the
Hays/Buda area.
The win is Cranes first
playoff victory as Gonzales head coach and also his
first-ever as a head coach at
any school.
He said it was a great
feeling and was quick to
credit the players and his
coaching staff.
It is because of the hard
work of our coaches and
kids, he said. We had a

lot of kids here tonight and
they deserved it because of
how they worked Monday
through Thursday.
Class 4A Division 1
bi-district
Hornet Stadium
Corpus Christi
Gonzales 41, La Feria 13
LF 0 7 6 0-13
G10 14 7 10-41
G-John Bashaw 21 FG, 6:18 1Q
G-Alyas Ramirez 3 run (Bashaw
kick)3:19 1Q
G-Ramirez 1 run (Bashaw kick) 8:12
2Q
LF-Adrian Torres 3 run (Jose Cortez
kick) 7:22 2Q
G-Ramirez 1 run (Bashaw kick) 4:44
2Q
LF-Angel Carrera 65 pass from
Isaac Galpin (kick blocked) 4:05 3Q
G-Brant Philippus 13 run (Bashaw

kick) 0:19 3Q
G-Philippus 57 run (Bashaw kick)
8:02 4Q
G-Bashaw 37 FG, 5:26 4Q
Team stats La Feria
Gonzales
First downs
9
20
Rushes-yards 33-104
57-353
Passing yards
101
95
Passes
6-24
9-20-2
Punts-aver
9-30.2
6-35.0
Fumbles-lost
1-1
0-0
Penalties-yards
4-46
9-70
Individual stats
Rushing La Feria:Isaac Galpin 1138, Adrian Torres 9-36, Russ Gonzalez 13-30. Gonzales:Brant Philippus 25-250, Alyas Ramirez 21-53,
Jaime Tellez 3-34, Tyler Hendershot
5-14, Darrance James 3-2.
Passing La Feria: Galpin 6-24101-0. Gonzales:Philippus 8-18-762, Ramirez 1-1-19-0, Hendershot
0-1-0-0.
Receiving La Feria:Julian Trevino
2-13, Angel Carrera 1-65, Alex Fernandez 1-14, Omar Mughrabi 1-10,
Gonzalez 1-(-1). Gonzales:James
4-53, Ramirez 2-12, Dalton Kuntschik 2-11, Aaron Hunt 1-19
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The Cannon
Yoakum pounds Raymondville in bi-district game

Third time was a charm
for the Yoakum Bulldogs
as they defeated Raymondville, 44-27, in the
Class 4A Division 2 bidistrict game Friday in
Corpus Christi. Yoakum
had been bi-district finalists in the last two years
but lost both times to
Wharton.
Raymondvilles
Bam
Bam Trevino had a 16yard pass to Frank Cantu
for a 7-0 lead less than
three minutes into the
game.
The Bulldogs knotted
the game on the 2-yard
run by TreVontae Hights
at the 6:34 mark of the first
quarter. Yoakum went up
14-7 in the second quarter with a 10-yard run
by Hights and Trevino
scored on a 47-yard run to
bring Raymondville even
at 14-14 but a 32-yard run
by Jordan Moore with less
than two minutes until
halftime put Yoakum up
21-14.
The Dogs scored twice
in the third quarter on a
32-yard pass from Hights
to Dantey Eldridge and
12-yard run by Jared Garza.
Miguel Tristan scored
on a 1-yard run with 7:45
left to play in the game
and Raymondville went
for two but the pass was
intercepted and returned
for two points by Travis
Debault to put the Dogs
ahead 37-20.
Yoakum got 10-yard
scoring run from Miguel
Resendiz and Tristan had
a 5-yard run for Raymondville later in the
quarter.
district
Yoakum 44, Raymondville 27

Class 4A Division 2 bi
district
The Hallettsville Brahmas marched on the area

round after a 44-6 win
over Lyford on Friday.
Quarterback Brent Motal completed 14-of-31
passes for 102 yards and
two touchdowns, with
Trenton McHee getting
55 yards on seven catches
and a score and Jakree
Porter with two receptions for 18 yards and a
touchdown.
Hallettsville took charge
with its running game
as Kaden Hardt had 88
yards on 14 carries and a
touchdown; Motal had 46
yards and a touchdown;
Seth Grassenhoff was
two rushes for 26 yards,
scoring once and McGee
scored on a 4-yard run.
Other Brahmas ball carriers were Deondre Adams
(1-22), Colton Starns (224) and Kyle Etzler (1-30).
R 7 7 0 13-27
Y 7 14 14 9-44
R-Frank Cantu 16 pass from Bam

Bam Trevino (Luis Moreno kick)
9:55 1Q
Y-TreVontae Hights 2 run (Edgar
Maravilla kick) 6:34 1Q
Y-Hights 10 run (Maravilla kick)
4:30 2Q
R-Trevino 47 run (Moreno kick)
3:23 2Q
Y-Jordan Moore 32 run (Maravilla
kick) 1:55 2Q
Y-Dantey Eldridge 32 pass from
Hights (kick failed) 11:40 3Q
Y-Jared Garza 12 run (Hights run)
6:40 3Q
R-Miguel Tristan 1 run (pass
failed) 7:45 4Q
Y-Travis Debault two-point conversion interception return, 7:45
4Q
Y-Miguel Resendiz 10 run (Maravilla kick) 4:55 4Q
R-Tristan 5 run (Moreno kick) 2:50
4Q
Team stats Ray
First downs
20
Rushes-yards 30-252
Passing yards
102
Passes
10-18
Punts-aver 2-30.0
Fumbles-lost
1-1
Yoak
24
38-284
102
6-8
0-0.0
2-2
6-50
Individual stats
Rushing Raymondville: Miguel
Tristan 18-142, Bam Bam Trevino 14-88, Leonard Santana
1-14, Matthew Nieto 3-11, David
Marroquin 2-9, Burt Najera 2-2.
Yoakum: TreVontae Hights 1480, Dantey Eldridge 7-54, Jared
Garza 8-52, Jordan Moore 3-41,
Glenn Love 3-30, Miguel Resendiz
2-27.
Passing Raymondville: Trevino
9-16-70-0, Najera 1-1-32-0, Marroquin 0-1-0-0. Yoakum: Hights:
6-8-102-0.
Receiving
Raymondville:
Najera 4-41, Michael Ramirez
2-10, Tristan 2-3, Santanna 1-32,
Frank Cantu 1-16. Yoakum: Eldridge 3-62, Resendeniz 1-19,
Garza 1-16, Josh Moore 1-5.
Hallettsville 44, Lyford

Bryan Brazos Christian 48, Hallettsville Sacred Heart 8

TAPPS 2A bi district
The Hallettsville Sacred Heart Indians were
knocked out of the playoffs by friends Bryan Brazos Christian 48-8 Friday
at Brahma Memorial Stadium. Brazos Christian
led 13-after one quarter
and 27-0 at halftime. They
scored twice in the third
frame for a 41-0 advantage and were outscored
by the Indians 8-7 in the
fourth quarter.
Sacred Heart was held
to just 37 yards rushing,
MUSTANGS: Nixon-Smiley finishes
2014 with 7-5 record and bi-district finalists

The Leopards covered 76

yards on their final drive of
the night, with backup DeChristian Griggs scooting
49 yards on a reverse for the
final score.
It was a good season,
McKinney said of his team,
which finished 7-5. We
had a good year. We just
have to realize we cant win
when we make mistakes
like that.
Class 3A Division 2 BiDistrict
VAN VLECK 46, NIXONSMILEY 7
Nixon-Smiley 0 7 0 0 7
Van Vleck
0 20 14 1246
Scoring Summary
VVMontrell Brown 4 run (kick
failed), 11:53 2nd
VVMontrell Brown 1 run (Dakota
Mowery pass from Colby Calk),
11:34 2nd
VVMalik Mitchell 69 punt return
(kick failed), 9:17 2nd
NSNick Pena 2 run (Jonathan Carlos kick), 0:33 2nd
VVPaul Hill 1 run (pass failed),
9:19 2nd
VVColby Calk 7 run (Calk run),
6:04 3rd
VVTeran Casey 28 run (run
failed), 11:24 4th
VVDeChristian Griggs 49 run
(kick failed), 0:34 4th
Team Statistics VanVleck
NS
First Downs 1 6
Rushes-Yards 37-256
Passing Yards 90
Passes
10-15-0
Punts-Avg 1-34
Fumbles-Lost 3-1
Penalties-Yards 5-60
10
43-89
55
1-5-1
3-33.7
2-1
4-30
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: Nixon-Smiley, Justin
Ramos 21-72, Tom Palacio 11-32,
Tristan Newman 6-10, Nick Pena
5-(-25).Van Vleck, Montrell Brown
13-85, Colby Calk 11-49, Elery Alexander 4-36, Montrae Brown 4-1, DeChristian Griggs 2-52, Teran Casey
2-36, Paul Hill 1-1.
PASSING: Nixon-Smiley, Nick
Pena 1-5-1-55. Van Vleck, Colby
Calk 5-10-0-54, Kaen Weid 5-5-0-36.
RECEIVING:
Nixon-Smiley,
Tristan Newman 1-55. Van Vleck,
Marcel Holden 3-33, DeChristian
Griggs 2-21, Montrell Brown 2-11,
Teran Casey 2-13, Elery Alexander
1-12.
led by Dylan Jahn who

finished with 31 yards
on nine carries. Hunter
Janak completed 9-of-18
passes for 79 yards and
one interception. Landon
Leopold had four catches
for 48 yards.
BBC 13 14 14 7-48
HSH 0 0 0 0-8
Team stats
BBC
First downs
12
Rushes-yards 32-266
Passing yards
79
Passes
9-18-1
Punts-aver
5-26.4
Fumbles-lost
5-1
Penalties-yards
3-15
HSHt
6
25-37
18
1-3-3
4-26.0
4-3
4-20
Individual stats
Rushing Sacred Heart: Braden
Jansky 9-31, Dylan Jahn 8-22,
William Pettus 2-(-4), Hunter
Janak 4-(-12).
Passing Sacred Heart: Janak
9-18-79-1.
Receiving
Sacred
Heart:Landon Leopold 4-48,
Drayton Henneke 4-25, Jahn 1-6.
Hempstead 32, Luling
district
Hempstead
quarterback Will Smith ran for
127 yards and two touchdowns while throwing for
106 yards and another
score as Hempstead ended Lulings season with
a 32-0 shutout in the bidistrict round.
Smiths 20-yard run was
the only score in the first
hald and he had a 3-yard
run in the third quarter at
the 6:54 mark. He tossed
a 40-yard pass to Adam
Banks with 2:32 left in the
third. In the fourth quarter, Jaylin Thomas had a
Yoakum player Will Thurmond disrupts a

Raymondville pass play on Friday. (Photo courtesy of
Tommy Linn)
5-yard run and Christian

Trujillo took a fumble 90
yards for a score. Dazmen
Wright led Luling with
five carries for 80 yards.
H 7 0 13 12-32
L 0 0 0 0-0
H-Will Smith 20 run (Mario

Malagon kick) 11:23 1Q
H-Smith 3 run (Malagon kick)
6:54 3Q
H-Adam Banks 40 pass from
Smith (kick failed) 2:32 3Q
H-Jaylin Thomas 5 run (kick
failed) 2:04 4Q
H-Christian Trujillo 90 fumble return (kick failed) 0:35 4Q
Team stats
H
First downs 14
Rushes-yards 35-230
Passing yards 106
Passes
7-16-3
Punts-aver 3-44.0
Fumbles-lost 1-1
8-57
Individual stats
Rushing Hempstead: Will
Smith 19-127, Tyson Mayes 1598, Jaylin Thomas 1-5. Luling:
Dazmen Wright 5-80, Shaft Cubit
13-64, Brenden Cubit 9-38, Briar
Bullock 12-28, Corey Bermudez
1-2, Taylen Moore 5-(-11).
Passing Hempstead: Smith
7-16-106-3. Luling: Bullock 3-1633-1, Brenden Cubit 1-2-30-0,
Moore 0-2-0-0.
Receiving Hempstead: Adam
Banks 5-88, Marcus Jackson 1-12,
Jordan Schultea 1-6. Luling: Desmond Cubit 1-30, Shaft Cubit
1-13, Colton Hajovsky 1-12, Brenden Cubit 1-8.
L
15
45-201
63
4-20-1
5-40.0
3-0
Lady Apaches fight hard against

Lago Vista, come up short
By MARK LUBE
Several things were out of

place for the Lady Apaches
basketball team Nov. 11 in
the regular-season opener
against Lago Vista.
Gonzales had lots of
fouls, had two starters have
to sit out a lot of the contest
and even lost another starter to an apparent injury.
But Gonzales rose to the
challenge and fought, coming up just a little short, 4846.
I am impressed of how
we fought back, Gonzales
head coach Valerie Akpan
said. We believed we could
win and were desperately
trying.
Gonzales focused on be-
ing more tenacious in the

game and there were minor
consequences for that action.
With added aggression,
comes more fouls, Akpan
said. We also had two of
our starting post players in
out for three-fourths of the
game and one of the starting point guards left because of injury. That threw
us out of wack a little.
Lago Vista pressed late in
the game and took advantage of Gonzales fatigue to
snatch the victory.
The Lady Vikings did
not take a lead until early
in the fourth quarter, 3938, which occurred during
their 14-2 run which gave
them a 47-40 lead.
Mary Hastings scored
two baskets after rebound-
Shiner Catholic
School
43rd Annual
Cardinal Booster
Club Turkey Shoot,
Dinner & Auction
At Wied Hall, approximately 8 miles between

Shiner and Halletsville on 90-A
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Events begins at 10:00 a.m.
Sign up for the Turkey Shoot starting at 9:00
Live Auction begins at 12:00 Noon
Kettle Fried Chicken Dinner 10:30-12:30 for dine-in
and drive through pick up at Wied Hall.
Please contact Ryan Sevcik at 361-798-6300
for more information
Advance tickets are $8;

Available in Shiner at Patek Grocery,
Quality Pharmacy, Boehm Tractor, and the
SLE/SPH Offices, and in Gonzales at E-Barr Feed.
ing missed shots to bring

Gonzales within 47-44 with
just a little over two minutes to play.
The
Lady
Apaches
missed a couple of free
throws down the stretch
but a rebound and bucket by Amanda Dixson
brought Gonzales to within
47-46 with just 34 seconds
left.
A Lago Vista free throw
with 21 seconds left provided the final margin of
48-46 as the Lady Vikings
were able to thwart a couple
of Gonzales attacks to confirm the win.
In the first quarter,
Hastings and Sheridan
Tate scored seven and six
points, respectively, to put
the GHS up 13-8. Maddie
Wilder led Lago Vista with
three points.
Gonzales opened the second quarter with a 9-1 run
behind three points each
from Hastings, Sheridan
Tate and Kendra Williams.
Lago Vista went on a
12-7 run to trail just 29-21
at halftime.
The Lady Vikings scored
12 of 21 points in the third
quarter to come within 3833 at the start of the fourth
quarter.
Lago Vista 48, Gonzales 46
LV 8 13 12 15-48
G 13 16 9 8-46
Lago Vista: Harley Hurosky 5 0-6
10, Shelby Schwartz 3 4-8 10, Cierra
Abbott 4 1-2 9, Ashley DAmbrose 2
4-6 8, Maddie Wilder 0 5-6 5, Kayley
Donahue 2 0-0 4, Kennedy Smith 1
0-0 2. Totals 17 14-28 48.
Gonzales: Mary Hastings 8 3-6 19,
Sheridan Tate 4 1-1 9, Ericka Hernandez 3 0-3 6, Amanda Dixson 1
2-4 4, Kendra Williams 1 0-0 3, Claudia Franklin 1 1-2 3, Keaundra Cray
1 0-0 2. Totals 19 7-18 46.
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HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
MISC. FOR SALE
ing
professional
& reliable Class A
CDL employees. Requirements: 2 years
experience tanker
and must be willing to get HazMat
endorsement ASAP.
Call 830-672-8000.
-------------------------AVON Representatives Wanted! Great
earning opportunities! Buy or Sell!
Call 830-672-2271,
Independent Sales
Rep.
4x8s, 7x6, 4x6, 4x4;

16 inch x7 Rims 8
hole; 15x8 5 hole;
6ftx5 ft headboard
& bed frame; Antique 600 egg incubator; oak dining
table; work benches; ugly sweaters
(Christmas theme);
boots. Call Marcus,
361-649-4805. (1023-14)
-------------------------Semi-automatic
hospital bed with
side rails and new
mattress,
asking
$450;
Invacare
wheelchair-reclining backrest and
head support and
elevated leg restexcellent condition,
asking $325; Invacare
wheelchair,
asking $100. Call
361-293-0397.(1016-14)
-------------------------Iron Gates, $140.
220 Ft. , 4ft. high
chain link fence.
$140.
830-8753028. (10-16-14)
-------------------------Halloween Decorations. Full size
Dracula coffin, $40.
361-293-6574. (1016-14)
-------------------------Riding lawn mower.
Runs good. Recently services. $400.
Call 713-252-1130.
-------------------------5 wheel office
chairs. Ideal for
deer stand or cabin.
$6.00 & $7.00 each.

830-672-2335. See
next to Green Acres
Nursery.(10-02-14)
-------------------------IPhone 5C Otter
Box. Light green in
color. $30.00. Good
Condition.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Cell
phone. Car Charger,
pink & black case.
Good
condition.
$100.
830-3052521.(9-18-14)
-------------------------Ceramic floor tile
- SONORA, Beige,
13x13, 25 pieces
plus 5 with one corner chipped. Also
thinset and grout.
Make an offer. Cell,
404-502-0340. (9-414)
-------------------------For Sale: 8-foot
sheet of metal
brake. 30-inch she3t of metal sheer.
437-2927.(8-21-14)
-------------------------For Sale: 16 4
wheel flatbed trailer, $200; 2 wheel
pickup bed trailer
with jack, $150; 24
gooseneck trailer,
steel bed, dual tandem axles, lights, 2
spares, $3,000. 830377-8814. (8-21-14)
-------------------------For Sale: Good
electric wheelchair.
$375. Please call after 12 p.m. 830-4372232.(8-21-14)
-------------------------Welder
Home
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
Help Wanted: PreSchool Teacher, in

Luling.
210-6677066.
-------------------------Desk Clerk needed.
Must be friendly
and
personable,
with good people
skills. Alcalde Hotel, 614 St. Paul St.
Pick up application
at hotel. 830-5194500.
-------------------------HELP WANTED: Layer and Pullet Farm
Workers. Full-time.
Benefits. Apply in
person at Soncrest
Egg Company, 925
St. Andrew Street,
Gonzales,
Texas
78629.
Mon.-Fri.
8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
-------------------------HELP
WANTED:
Farm Maintenance,
mechanical
skills
helpful. Full-time.
Benefits. Apply in
person at Soncrest
Egg Company, 925
St. Andrew Street,
Gonzales,
Texas,
78629.
Mon.-Fri.
8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
-------------------------Oilfield
Industry
Now Hiring. Truck
Pusher, Sales, Dispatcher. Experience
is needed. Email resumes to log_trucking@yahoo.com or
for more information call (830)-4451541.
-------------------------Full-Time position
requiring a self-motivated person with
a strong work ethic,
positive attitude,
good people skills,
a high-school diploma or (equivalent),
and a clean driving
record. Apply in
person, with a copy
of your resume, at
NAPA - Kesslers
Auto Supply, 717 St.
Joseph, Gonzales.
Ask for Crystal.
-------------------------Radickes
Puff-nSnuff
(Tobacco,
Vapes/Coffee
Shop). Must be 18.
Full & Part-time positions. Experience
a plus, but not necessary. Apply in person, 1314 St. Louis.
-------------------------Help wanted: Maintenance
Technicians for two hotels,
experience
required, 40+ hours
and on-call. Apply
in person at Sleep
Inn or Holiday Inn
front desk.
-------------------------CDL DRIVERS
WANTED
J.M. Oilfield Service,
a family oriented
company is seek-
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
NOTICES
Looking for a place
to dig old bottles.
Be willing to pay
for right place. Call
Dale, 830-875-6083.
-------------------------Guitarists, vocalists,
musicians,
percussion, auditions at Faith Family Church, 361935-8878.
-------------------------Busco por una pareja de baile. Busco
por una mujer que
quiere bailer.Una
que sabe como
bailar o que quiere
aprender bailes. Yo
bailo swing, hustle, tango , waltz,
2 step, salsa, meringue, cha cha, y
unos oltros bailes.
Llamame a 832 235
9662 Soy Americano y hablo Espanol.
me llamo John.
-------------------------Female dance partner wanted. Must
be someone that
wants to dance.
May know how to
dance or may not.
All kinds of dance.
Willing to train.
Contact John at
832-235-9662.
-------------------------Job Corps is currently enrolling students aged 16-24 in
over 20 vocational
trades at no-cost!
Will help students
get drivers license
GED or High School
diploma and college training if qualified. For more info
call 512-665-7327.
HELP WANTED
Now accepting
applications for
employment. Must have
love & compassion to
care for children.
Apply in person.
Rosalinda Gonzales, Director

Christian Kids
Gonzales One and Only
Christian Based
State Licensed
Daycare and Preschool
921 St. Peter St.

Gonzales
830-672-6865
Train a child in the way he should go;and
when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
GARAGE SALES
ESTATE SALE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 8AM-6PM.
1520 ST. MICHAEL.
FURNITURE,
CLOTHES,
COLLECTIBLES.
MISC. FOR SALE

Estate Washer. Excellent condition.
$150. Call 361-2933571 or 361-2083565.
-------------------------For Sale: Deer feeders. If interested
call, 203-1730 between 10am-6pm.
-------------------------Back Porch - Moving Soon Sale.
New, never used
& used good condition household
items. Reasonable
too. Much to pack.
Downsizing.
Sell
also: Lg. Brocade
Floral Sofa w/3 Zippered cushions, 3
lg. oak tables & 2 Lg.
Lamps or Trade for
Loveseat, 3 small
tables & 2 medium
lamps.
830-2037159.(11-27-14)
-------------------------Large BBQ Pit on
Iron Wagon Wheels
with pull handle. In
Gonzales. $300.00.
210-289-0238. (1030-14)
-------------------------Used/New lumber.
HELP WANTED
MISC. FOR SALE
Whispering Hills Residential Treatment Center,

4110 FM 609, Flatonia, Texas (IH 10 between
San Antonio and Houston) serving Intellectually
Deficient, Emotionally Disturbed, and Pervasive
Developmental Delays including Autism, is
currently taking applications for Direct Care Staff
(4 days on and 4 days off) Salary $30,000.00
(plus/yearly depending on experience) and
benefits: Vacation, Health, Dental, Vision, Life
Insurance, Paid Holidays. Applicants must have a
valid Texas DL or ID and Diploma or GED, and be
21 years of age.
www.whisperinghillstx.com- See employment tab:
and fax application to 361-865-3316 or email to
stacyleebiggs@gmail.com
GONZALES FACTORY CONNECTION a retail

clothing store has the following position available:
Assistant Store Manager Part Time
Upbeat outgoing candidates with retail experience,
sales ability, merchandising and supervisory skills
will qualify for:
401(K)
Clothing Allowance
Paid Holidays (Available only for Store
Manager and Assistant only)
Please forward application to:
Help#511
2300 Hwy. 79 S
Guntersville, AL 35976
Fax 256-264-9344
Email: hr614 @factory-connection.com
Applications are found on the internet at:
www.factory-connection.com
**Please note resumes received without the
proper help number indicated may not be
processed**
**NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE**
MISC. FOR SALE

Gym,
originally
cost $1,200, selling
for $400. 512-8448820.
-------------------------Want to buy used
golf cart to be used
in the yard. 830437-2232, call after
12 pm. (7-31-14)
-------------------------Computer
desk,
gun cabinet, lamps,
2 bedroom sets, 2
end tables, 2 piece
entertainment center. Call for prices.
830-672-7308.(731-14)
--------------------------
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
Plant Openings
Plant Palletizers &
Cleanup Positions
Benefits include:
Vacation, Sick Leave, Hosp. Ins.,

Dental, Vision, 401K, ESOP.
Apply in person at:
Cal-Maine foods, Inc.,
1680 CR431 or 748 CR 422,
Waelder, Texas 78959.
Mon-Friday, 7-4 pm.
Telephone number
830-540-4105/830-540-4684.
Municipal court clerk

Municipal court
SUMMARY: This is a para-professional position responsible for
implementing policies established by the municipal judge for the
administration of the municipal court. Has daily contact with the
public requiring the exercise of courtesy and tact. Is responsible
for numerous reports and records, makes decisions requiring mature judgment. This position directly reports to the City Secretary
for supervision.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
Skill in providing excellent customer service to persons of all ages, regardless of social or economic backgrounds
Knowledge of Court-clerk ethics; traffic, criminal and

juvenile court procedures.
Knowledge of docket posting, court scheduling, multiple-line telephone and radio operation, bookkeeping procedures,
cashiering, computer operation, public relations and typing are
required.
Must refer to Federal and State Regulations, taxing and

clerks manuals, the Clerks Training Center, ordinances or statutes, traffic or criminal handbooks, utility billing manual, financial reports, legal instruments and legislative notices.
Submit court records to city administration, Texas Judicial Council, State Comptroller, Texas DPS and others. Supplies
judge, City and State Comptroller with financial reports.
Errors could result in improper administration of the

municipal court, legal and municipal record discrepancies and
monetary loss. Could be sued in capacity as Court Clerk or as
an individual and could improperly deprive individuals of their
rights.
Must be able to work with people from all social groups

including: County Tax Collector, Appraisal District personnel,
Municipal court defendants, witnesses, complainants, attorney
and judge; taxpayers, city customers, co-workers, supervisors,
Police Department employees and other court-related agencies.
Record daily receipts and maintain employee time sheet.

Required Education, Experience, and Certificates:
High School diploma or equivalent
Participation in New Clerks Course and annual seminars sponsored by the Municipal Clerks Training Center.
One year related experience recommended.
Certified Notary Public.

Compensation: Dependent upon Qualifications
How to apply:
Applications for employment may be found at www.cityofgonzales.org or at the City of Gonzales, City Hall at 820 St Joseph.
Please submit applications- Attn: Laura Zella at 820 St. Joseph
or PO Box 547, Gonzales, TX. 78629. Positin will remain open
until filled.
The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer.
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CLASSIFIEDS
MISC. FOR SALE
MISC. FOR SALE
MISC. FOR SALE
MISC. FOR SALE
Micil Toilet Safety

Support. Still in box.
For Sale $40. 830263-2482. (7-24-14)
-------------------------WW covered horse
trailer, 2009, original owner, 16 w/divider door, lighting
used. $2,100. Call
Bob at 512-4684068.(7-17-14)
-------------------------For Sale: Scotts Riding Lawn Mower.
$250. 263-0024.
-------------------------Mini Honda Gas tiller. $150. Excellent
condition. 361-2083565.
-------------------------15x30
above
ground swimming
pool w/filter & motor. Needs liner.
$1,735. Elna Electronic Sewing Machine, $7450. Two
Alto Saxes, one Tenor Sax, one Clarinet,
Sump pump, $50.
Play pen, $21. Foot
Stool heavy wood
flowered
upholstery, $50. Computer desk, $50. Hammond Organ, $375.
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
17 Cu Ft. Upright
Freezer, $250. Flowered Easy Chair.
$35. Sheila Wright,
672-2719 or 2030175.
-------------------------2 gas weedeaters in
excellent condition.
$100/both.
361208-3565.
-------------------------Riding lawnmower.
MTD, 42 cut. Excellent Condition.
$500.
361-2083565.
-------------------------Musical
Equipment
PA System. Kustom 8 Ch. 400 Watt
System, 2 15 Spkrs, 1 12 Monitor
Spkr. Stands. Lots
of wires, 4 microphones w/cables.
Mic stand with
gooseneck, $1,200.
Call 830-437-2046.
-------------------------Christmas Tree artificial 7 ft. Loads
of lights, garland,
ornaments. $75.00.
830-437-2046.
-------------------------Baseball Cap Collection.
Never
worn. 200 assorted
Business/school
etc. with Storage
carrying
cases.
Will sell in lots of
50, $2.00 each. Includes
carrying/
storage case. 830437-2046.
-------------------------For Sale: 30 ft. steel
angled steel trusses. Very heavy duty.
For barns and steel
structured buildings. $500 a piece.
Call 713-449-7464.
-------------------------Kuhn 800 lb Heavy
Duty Disc Mower. 3
point hookup. Located in Moulton.
361-401-0676.
-------------------------PTO
Irrigation
Pump - New $3,500,
will sell for $1,500.
Call 830-263-4126.
-------------------------Low Boy Trailer.
5x10. $625. 361-
208-3565 anytime.
-------------------------For Sale. 140 joints
of 2 3/8 pip. $5,600
firm. 830-480-8098.
-------------------------For Sale: Modern
Coke Vending Machine. Cans, Bottles,
adjustable
bin.
Bill changer. Runs
great.
$425/obo.
830-339-9087.
-------------------------Beautiful size 5,
Girls dresses, jeans,
tops,
leggings,
etc. for sale. Name
Brands. Like new.
Very Reasonable.
830-540-3382.
-------------------------New Crop Papershell Pecans available. In-shell, $2.50
lbs or Cracked,
$3.00 lb. Contact
Jason Pape, 830203-0084 or Jennifer Pape, 830-2030602.
-------------------------Craftsman
leaf
blower. 200 mph air
blower. $65. 361293-3565.
-------------------------Antique claw foot
tub. Pretty good
shape. $200 firm.
512-656-0521.
-------------------------Longwheel
base
shell, for pickup,
like new. $500. 361865-3727.
-------------------------Good used 2 - 17
tires. 2 - 16 1/2
wheels with tires.
Truck tubeless fits Ford, Dodge or
Chevrolet -8 hole.
Two bolt on bumper hitches with
balls. One steel
plate with ball for
gooseneck hookup. Parking space
for travel trailer.
Electric & water. Call
672-2335 or 478607-1178.
-------------------------16 Rim, 8 holes,
2 new 14 tires, 2
used 14 tire & rim,
1 used 15 tire and
rim. Oak Dining Table. 361-594-4307.
-------------------------Greenhouses
for
Sale, 30ftx100ft, as
is where, you pick
up, at Harwood, intersection of 90 &
304. Contact: 281788-7500.
-------------------------National Geographics in leather bound
slip cases. 19822000 & maps. Make
an offer. Call 4372046.
-------------------------Toro
Weedeater,
4 string. $75. 361208-3565.
-------------------------Restaurant Tables.
Formica. 2 seats &

4 seats. $50 each.
875-3028.
-------------------------Mens used jeans great condition. $5/
pair. 32x29, 32x30,
32x32,
35x30,
35x32,
36x30.
One pair 32 waist
shorts. Call 830672-1106.
-------------------------Crocheted Afghans,
baby blankets, single bed spreads for
sale. Can choose
own colors. Can
come by or call,
203-1270.
Green
DeWitt Apt. #138.
-------------------------Assembled
Dora
20 bicycle with
training
wheels,
helmet, elbow and
knee pads. Used
very little. $60. Call
830-672-1106.
-------------------------HP 2500 CM Printer.
Professional Series
color printer. $25
obo. 672-7546. Arlene or Linda.
-------------------------55 Gallon metal
or Plastic Drums.
Volume Discounts.
$5.00 each. 830857-4321.
-------------------------For Sale: Custom
made picnic tables;
made with treated
lumber, with bolts
and screws - will
make the conventional table with
seats
attached
to table; will also
make tables with
seat benches separate from table: 4-6
or 8 foot made for
your specific needs.
Call 830-540-4776
or 830-857-3273 for
pricing and availability information.
-------------------------7 bags of shredded paper & various boxes. Great for
packing. Call 830519-4176 (Gonzales).
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
Apply today,
Start today!!!
FeedMill:
2170 FM 108 S., Gonzales, TX
Maintenance: 2nd Shift: 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.
Call 830-672-9100 for more information

Must have proof of identity and eligibility to
work in the U.S.
Human Resources
603 W. Central, Hwy 87, Nixon, Texas
(830) 582-1619 for more information.
Si Habla Espaol
Apply today,
Start today!!!
Hatchery:
General Labor
5628 FM 1116, Gonzales

Call 830-672-9140 for more
information
Competitive Pay
$8.50 - $11.00
(with weekly incentive pay)
Pay raise after 6 months & 1 Year

Must have proof of identity and eligibility to
work in the U.S.
Human Resources
Si Habla Espaol
HELP WANTED
EquipmEnt OpEratOr
parks and rEcrEatiOn
Essential Job Functions:

Mows, weed eats, trims trees, picks up trash and debris.

Operates equipment such as a tractor, mower, chainsaw, weed eater, pole-saw, back pack blower, chain-saw, edger, or
truck.

Performs routine inspections on vehicle/equipment.

Paints and makes minor repairs to park structures and
playground equipment.

Loads, transports, and unloads necessary materials for
assigned projects.

Performs routine maintenance and repair on irrigations
systems and landscape areas..

Provide general up-keep of the department equipment.

Able to work weekends and special events.
Required Knowledge and Skills:

Skill in providing excellent customer service to persons
of all ages, regardless of social or economic backgrounds

Must have knowledge of operating light equipment.

Must be able to understand and follow written and oral
instruction.

Must observe all safety rules and procedures, and report
unsafe working conditions to Supervisor.
Required Education, Experience, and Certifications:

High School Diploma/GED

State of Texas Class C Drivers License

One-Two years of experience operating light equipment.

Non-Commercial Applicators Certification is preferred.
Must be able to pass criminal history background check, pre-employment drug screen and pre-employment physical.
Applications for employment may be found at www.cityofgonzales.org or at the City of Gonzales-City Hall, 820 St Joseph. Please
submit applications- Attn: Laura Zella at 820 St. Joseph or P.O.
Box 547, Gonzales, TX 78629. Position will remain open until
filled.
The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer.
MISC. FOR SALE
HAY FOR SALE

Jiggs Round Bale
Hay. $65/bale. 979263-5829.
-------------------------Hay. Round bales,
$70. Square bales,
$8.00. Call 713-2521130.
FARM EQUIPMENT
4500
Mahindra
Tractor, 600 hours,
like new. Comes
with post hole digger, 9 inch Auger &
12 inch Auger, 6 ft.
Box Blade, heavy
duty ripper, 3 pt.
Bale Loader. All for
$6,500.
830-4814707.(9-18-14)
--------------------------
CDL Driver
Local Area, Home every Night
Benefits include:

Apply in person at:
1680 CR431
Mon-Friday, 7-4 pm.
Telephone number
830-540-4105
EMAIL: lmbaker@cmfoods.com
Day and Night Transport Drivers

Three years over the road driving
experience preferred and a current
Class A CDL with HazMat and
Tanker endorsements required.
Competitive compensation with
night and holiday pay
differential. Potential annual
earnings of $70,000 with limited
overnight travel. Sign on bonus
available to qualified applicants.
Benefits include two weeks paid
vacation, health insurance and
401(k). Applications may be
picked up and returned to
Johnson Oil Company,
Attn: Mike Burke,
1113 E. Sarah
DeWitt Dr,
Gonzales, TX or
fax to
830-672-6659
FARM EQUIPMENT
NOTICES
ROOMS FOR RENT
For Sale: Pop-up

square bale loader,
$200; Blade for
three-point hookup, $300; 6 rotocycle for three point
hookup, $300; Two
lawn edgers, $25
each.
830-3778814. (8-21-14)
-------------------------Oliver
Tractor,
Model #1555. 5 ft.
Disc Harrow, 8 ft
Ford Belt Shredder.
Call 788-7443 to be
seen.(8-14-14)
437-2232, call after

12 pm. (7-31-14)
-------------------------Ford Fusion, 2013.
Only 7K miles. Excellent condition.
$17,000. 830-4372046.
Room for Rent 1BD/1BA, private

entrance. 830-8574162.
-------------------------Attn: Oil Field Workers. Wymans Rooming House has 4
large
furnished
bedrooms for rent.
Fully
equipped
kitchen,
covered
patio w/BBQ pits &
much more. $375/
wk. 713-501-3416.
FURNITURE
2 Sets of solid wood
bunk beds including mattresses. Perfect for bunk room
or deer camp. Great
condition, nearly
new! Adult size.
$300. Will sell separately.
281-7328500.(10-9-14)
-------------------------Antique Oak Round
Table and four
chairs, $350. Table
is 48 inches in diameter. Located in
Nixon Call 210-3855541.(8-28-14)
-------------------------Big solid oak lawyers desk. $50. 830672-3089.
AUTOS
1995 Ford Pickup,
King cab, excellent
condition. Needs
muffler.
$3,500/
obo. Also have several projects cars for
sale. 830-672-9691.
-------------------------2007 Chevy Cobalt motor for sale.
$700. Call Albert,
361-676-8686.
-------------------------WANT TO BUY: 4
cyl, good engine
for1997-2001 Toyota Camry, 830-3778814.(10-9-14)
-------------------------96 Ford pickup.
Standard Trans. Can
be seen at 1822 St.
Louis,
Gonzales.
672-8034.(9-18-14)
-------------------------2012 Ford F-150,
Ecoboost
Lariat,
fully loaded, navigation, sunroof, etc,
white. 19 MPG in
town, 22 MPG on
highway. $25,000.
For more information call 281-7220095.(8-28-14)
-------------------------For Sale: 1981
Chevy dually 454,
4 speed, 10 flat
bed, $1,500; 1986
Chevy dually 454,
4 speed, welding
bed, $1,500. 830377-8814. (8-21-14)
-------------------------For Sale: 2006 Chev
Uplander
Van,
Handicap
equipment with wheel
chair lift. $10,500.
Please call after 12
p.m. 830-437-2232.
(8-21-14)
-------------------------1966 Falcon Sport
Coupe. Very nice,
Ford red. 84,000
miles. Runs great.
Great shape. Looks
fantastic,
garage
kept. Reduced to
$8,200.
512-8448820. (7-31-14)
-------------------------1970 240Z, was running, many parts.
$3,800.
512-8448820. (7-31-14)
-------------------------Want to buy older
small pickup to be
used off road. 830-
MOBILE HOMES
2Br/2Ba,
approximately 1,000 sq. ft.
mobile home for
sale. Approximately
on 1 acre. Road frontage, new water well
and septic. Approximately 8 miles from
town. Call for information, Mary Ann,
830-445-6601 or 830857-6545..(TFN)
-------------------------Commercial Grade
24x60 with or without restrooms. Fayette Country Homes.
800-369-6888. (RBI
32896)
-------------------------New 2015 32x48
doublewide 3 or 4
bedrooms, 2 baths.
Mid $50s, delivered,
set-up, A/C.
(RBI
32896).
Sundays
1-6, Fayette Country
Homes,
979-7436192.
-------------------------We pay CASH for
used homes. Fayette Country Homes.
979-743-6192. (RBI
32896)
-------------------------Thank you for letting
Us SERVE you for 20
YEARS. We are the
Oldest Dealership in
the 14 surrounding
counties. We are here
to SERVE you Before
and After the Purchase. Fayette Country Homes Hope
to SEE You Soon.
Open 7 days a week.
979-743-6192. (RBI
32896)
-------------------------One bedroom mobile home. Almost
new. One bathroom,
on 10 acres of land,
cow pens, arena,
electric gate, shed,
very nice. 6545 Hwy.
304. 830-203-1953.
-------------------------Belmont RV Park. We
have FEMA trailers
for sale. From $2,500
& up or rent to own.
Please call 830-4243600.
MOBILE HOMES
FOR RENT
3BR/2BA
trailer
in country. $700/
month, $700/deposit.
830-2030386.
-------------------------Mobile home for
rent in Waelder.
3BR/1BA.
Please
contact Grace, 830399-5313.
-------------------------For rent: 3 bedroom/1 bath mobile homes, fully
furnished,
stove,
refrigerator, microwave, central air/
heat, $775 monthly, $675 deposit,
Roadrunner Mobile
Home Park, 361582-6593.
-------------------------For Sale or Lease. 3
BR Trailer House, 2
RV Spots. Leesville.
830-433-0603.
ROOMS FOR RENT

Room and Bath for
rent. Single person
only. Reasonably
Priced. Call 6728034.
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HOMES FOR RENT

2/1 Fenced yard,
CA/H, Ottine. $750/
mo. + deposit.
Available December 1st. 820-8570270.
-------------------------2/2 beautiful country home. Water
and trash included.
Appliances, washer/dryer included.
$1,350/mo + deposit. 3/2 , beautiful country home.
Water & trash included. appliances.
$1,450/+ deposit.
830-857-4458.(1030-14)
-------------------------For Rent. 2BR/1BA
home located on
N. Patrick. $900/
month, $500/sec.
deposit. Contact for
information. 830491-7249.
-------------------------HGONZALES - 1BR,
1BA Duplex. All
electric, Ac/Heat,
Insulated, Ceiling
Fan,
Appliances,
Carpet, Vinyl, Paneling. Tub/Shower,
Utility Room, Yard
Sprinkler System.
Separate Yard &
Porch. No Smoking
inside Unit, No Pets.
$650 + deposit .
References.
830672-2227.
-------------------------1BR unfurnished.
1814
Sycamore.
Young couple or
older couple. Contract required. For
more information
call 830-672-9011.
-------------------------For Rent: 3/2 house
on Main Street in
Moulton, Tx. Semi
furnished, big back
yard, 2,300 sq. ft.
Available September 15. $1,200/
month, $500/Dep.
Call or Text Paula,
361-433-1244. (94-14)
-------------------------2/1 Duplex, ADA
Accessible,
112D
Patrick on Corner of Patrick and
St. Vincent. 3 wall
units,
heat/cool,
w/d hookups, stove
refrigerator. Water
paid. $900 month,
$500 security deposit. 830-491-7249
or 830-203-1010.
-------------------------3/1, large carport,
plenty of storage,
downtown. $950/
mo.,
$1,200/dep.
830-672-3089.
-------------------------2/1 St. George St.
With yard & porch.
Great
location.
$550/monthly. 830672-3089.
-------------------------Nixon Area. 3/2, like
new, CA/CH, washer/dryer hookups.
$1,000 per month.
830-857-6921.
-------------------------House in the country for rent. Three
bedrooms and two
bathrooms. See to
appreciate. Security
deposit and one
months rent. Oneyear lease. Call 361594-3233.
-------------------------Attention Oil
Companies
Furnished
4br
house, sleeps 5.
Ready for move-in.
Fully equipmmed
kitchen,
covered
patio,
fenced,
lighted parking, individual air & heat,
32 flat screen TVs
& Refrigerators in
each room. Must
see. 713-501-3416.
-------------------------2BR houses for rent.
No Pets. Month to
Month. Call 830672-3089.
Call 672-7100 to
advertise in the
Gonzales Cannon
Classifieds!
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CLASSIFIEDS
HOMES FOR RENT
COMM. FOR RENT
HOME SERVICES
LAWN & GARDEN
RVS FOR RENT
RV SITES FOR RENT
PETS
PETS
2 bedroom, 1 bath
house in Gonzales for rent. Fridge,
Microwave, Stove
and can be fully furnished. Remodeled
last year with new
hardwood floors,
Central Air, bathroom tile, $1,050/
mo. 830-542-9743.
-------------------------Office Space w/Living area to rent in
the center of town
(On the Main Hwy).
Call (830) 672-5738.
-------------------------ATTENTION
OILFIELDERS
4/3, 2 Living areas
around
Waelder
Area. $800/deposit,
$1,300/month. Big
yard, front & back.
830-399-5313.(0530-13)
-------------------------Cottages for Lease.
Fully furnished cottages for rent in
Gonzales, TX. Includes all furniture,
flat screen TV, linens, kitchen items &
appliances (full-size
refrigerator, range,
microwave, washer & dryer). Utilities paid. Weekly
Housekeeping Included. Month-toMonth Lease. $500
Security Deposit.
Application
Required. 1 Bedroom,
$1,300/month,
2
bedroom, $1,600/
month. Call 830351-1195. Shown
by appointment.
-------------------------Motel Suites. 2 bedrooms, full kitchen,
porch/small yard.
$68 nightly, $310
weekly. Crews welcome. Call Mike,
512-292-0070, 512656-0521.
-------------------------Single Suite. Perfect
for Supervisor for
Oil Company. Full
kitchen,
washer/
dryer, TV/Full cable,
wireless internet.
No smoking inside.
No Pets. Fully furnished and all bills
paid. Private Yard/
Garage.
Weekly,
$280; Deposit $300.
Call 512-292-0070
-------------------------ATTENTION OIL
AND GAS PIPE
LINERS - CREW
HOUSING
AVAILABLE
Furnished with all
bills paid -- Full
Kitchen - Personal
bedrooms and living room. WEEKLY
RATES AVAILABLE.
Please call Mike at
(512) 292-0070 or
(830) 672-3089.
-------------------------MOTEL ROOMS
AVAILABLE
NIGHTLY RATES
Single nightly rates
starting at $35.00
per night. Which
include A/C, Microwave, Refrigerator,
TV/Cable and furnished with all bills
paid. Please call
Mike at (512) 2920070 or (830) 6723089.
pressed tin ceiling 1

1/2 bathrooms, attached apartment
with reserved, offstreet
parking.
$900/mo.
$650/
deposit. www.DeMentandCompany.
com. (512) 5765868.
-------------------------616 & 618 St.
Paul for rent. Office space or store
front, 1/2 block off
square. For more
information,
call
713-252-1130.
-------------------------Office space for
rent. 10x10 space
in Nixon. Furniture
included. 830-8576921.
-------------------------For Rent: Industrial Property for
rent. M1 Ind. Storage Yard, 70x130.
Church Street. 830423-2103.
Will sit with elderly

in their home, do
light housekeeping, bathing and
running
errands
or childcare during day or night.
903-284-1763, Harwood.(10-2-14)
-------------------------Do you need a Private Sitter for your
elderly loved one.
Call Megan WrightPerkins at 830-2031980.
-------------------------I am looking for a
private sitting job
with the elderly
people
around
Gonzales. Will sit
at home, hospital
or nursing home.
Please call me at
830-437-2311
or
cell, 263-2768, Emilia Mayorga.(TFN)
-------------------------Need your home
cleaned for Fall?
Call Nancy, 830339-0727.(TFN)
-------------------------DBK Advertising
Checkbook
balancing, document
preparation, WordPerfect Works 8,
Color or Black and
white - all done on
compter.
Cheap.
DanielKeith@hotmail.com, preferred
or DanielKeith564@
yahoo.com.
Call
437-5142.
-------------------------Looking for sitting job for a sweet
lady in her home.
Includes cooking
and will drive for
her if she needs
me to. Can stay Friday night, Saturday
night but must be
home by Sunday at
3:00. Call 830-5193044.
-------------------------Sitting at night taking care of elderly
in their home. References, transportation. Call 361212-8731.
-------------------------House
cleaning
services available.
Reasonable rates.
Servicing Gonzales
and surrounding
areas. References
available. Call Barbara at 979-7778710 or email barbarajp30@hotmail.
com.
-------------------------In Home Appliance
Repair. Washer, Dryers, all major appliances, 30 years
experience.
Haul
Scrap Metal & appliances. Call Larry at
361-596-4391.
-------------------------Sewing machines.
Sales, Service &
Sewing
lessons.
830-203-7415.
-------------------------Lawn mowing service, residential &

commercial.
Will
also mow oilfield
yards or large oil related businesses. Liability ins., free estimates and low cost.
No job too large or
too small. 830-263-
Travel Trailers for

rent. Will rent weekly or monthly. Pets
Allowed.
$50.00
Deposit. $300 per
week or $1,000 per
month. Call Terry
for details, 830-3510943. Will relocate
to RV Park of your
choice. All utilities
paid.
-------------------------Travel Trailer for
rent for RV space
in Smiley. All utilities included, good
healthy
environment.
830-2039255 or 361-7906305.
-------------------------30 Travel Trailer w/2
slides for rent in RV
Ranch in Gonzales.
Swimming
pool,
laundry facilities,
shower house and
all bills paid. $300
a week. 830-3056926.
-------------------------28 Travel Trailer for
rent. Can be moved
from job site. Call
830-305-6926.
-------------------------Office or Living
Trailers for lease or
buy. Peyton, 512948-5306;
David,
Harwood. Intersection of Hwy. 90 and

TX 304. Contact:
281-788-7500.
-------------------------2 RV spaces in
town. $295/mo., 1
Mobile home space
for rent, $295/mo.
Call Finch Park, 6722955.
Precious purebred
Chihuahua
puppies. 8 wks. Very
cute & loves to play.
1st shots & wormed,
paper
trained.
Raised in my home.
$150 each. 830560-6668.
-------------------------ANUE Pet
Grooming
7 days a week.
Hand/Scissor Cut.
Small, $20 & $30;
Medium, $35 & $40;
Medium/Large,
$45. Ask for Susan.
361-258-1505.
WANT TO RENT
Looking for a nice
house in or near
Gonzales. 940-2844255.
ROOMATE
WANTED
2 rooms for rent large house, 3 acres
of land with a very
nice home. All bills
paid - furnished.
More information &
first call 1st served
call. 830-267-0738.
COMMERCIAL
FOR SALE
Busy
Restaurant
with large customer base for sale
in Smiley, Texas.
Equipment included. Contact Doris,
830-587-6262, 210373-6869 or 210883-4271.
COMMERCIAL
FOR RENT
COMMERCIAL
SPACE w/attached
1/1
apartment.
2,000 sq. ft. commercial space located at 332 St. George
St. in downtown
Gonzales. Central
air/heat, tile floors,
FOR LEASE
616 & 618 St. Paul
for rent. Office
space or store front.
For more information, call 713-2521130.
-------------------------5.5 Acres for Lease/
Sale. Cleared, water well, 3-200 amp
loops, and 100 yds
off Hwy. 80 w/good
county road frontage. In Leesville
between Belmont
& Nixon. Will subdivide. Would make
a perfect oil field
yard or residence.
Call David, 713-2521130 ; Peyton, 512948-5306.
-------------------------Land for lease for
oil field service
equipment. Prime
location. 4 miles N.
on 183. 2 1/2 acres.
Electric,
water,
parking, storage.
Call 203-0585 or
672-6922. (TFN)
APTS. FOR RENT

2BR/1BA, furnished
apartment. $950/
month + bills. Carport. Call 713-2521130.
-------------------------1BR/1BA,
downtown.
$350/mo.
830-672-3089.
-------------------------Efficiency
Apartment. Lake Gonzales. Weekly and
monthly
rates.
Utilities. TV provided. No pets.
non-smoking. Bob.
830-203-9790. Have
pictures.
-------------------------TIRED OF HOTEL
LIVING? MOVE UP
TO THE LOFTS! Bluebird Lofts - Fully
furnished, move-in
ready 2 bedroom/1
bath
apartment.
$1,500/mo,
all
bills paid, including 40 flatscreen
TV,
high-speed
internet,
granite
countertops, fullequippped kitchen,
linens, central air
and heat, reserved
off-street parking
and more! Located
at 612 Saint James
Street in historic
downtown Gonzales, close to shopping, restaurants,
entertainment
and parks. $1,000
deposit, no pets,
no smoking. (512)
576-5868. www.DeMentandCompany.
com.
LAWN & GARDEN
Hand for Hire. Call

Terry, (830) 8575927.
General laborer for

yard maintenance
and trimming, labor/mowing/weed
eating. Reasonable
rates. Call or text if
interested, Duke,
830-857-3118.
-------------------------Lawn mowing service. No job too
big or small. Call
830-263-0383 for
free estimate. Also
do weed spraying
around fences. Will
beat any price. Gonzales area.
-------------------------Willing to mow
lawns in morning
or evening. Also will
do weedeating. Not
affiliated with any
companys.
830263-0909.
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HOME SERVICES
RVS FOR SALE

4181.(TFN)
K-Z Spree, 2009
29tt, ultra light.
All fiberglass, fully
loaded, non smoking. Many Extras.
1 double slideout, easy lift hitch.
$17,500. 512-2387824.(7-24-14)
-------------------------29ft RV for rent or
sale. RV will included free wifi and all
bills paid. Please
call 361-571-6872
RVS FOR RENT

for any information.
RV Rentals available
at Belmont RV Park
Estates. Starting at
$400.00 mo. Free
WiFi, all utilities
paid. Laundromat,
pool. Call 830-5566905.
-------------------------29ft RV for rent or
sale. RV will included free wifi and all
bills paid. Please
call 361-571-6872
for any information.
-------------------------30 ft. travel trailer
for rent one mile
from town on Hwy.
97 east. Rent is
$200 a week with a
$250.00 deposit for
monthly rent. All
utilities paid, fully
furnished,
Direct
TV, full bathroom,
private area and
great parking. Call
830-857-3538
or
830-857-4491
to
have a look or more
information.
-------------------------RV Space and RV
trailer for rent. All
bills included with
Dish Network. 830203-9255.
-------------------------RV for Rent. $300/
wk. Call 512-6674356.
-------------------------Travel Trailer for
rent or sale. Rent is
$300.00 per week
with all bills paid.
Will relocate to RV
park of your choice
and I pay the RV
Rental. Or $1,000.00
per month with all
bills paid. Will sell
travel trailer for
$55,000. Call 830351-0943 for details.
-------------------------RV Space for rent.
$300 month. All
bills included. If interested please call
820-203-9255
-------------------------Fully
furnished
HELP WANTED
RV SITES FOR RENT

713-252-1130.
RVs Site for Rent.
Several RV sites
available in Nixon,
Tx. Clean, quiet
neighborhood,
atmosphere, water, electric, sewer,
trash & wifi provided. 300 S. Parker.
$375/per month.
830-857-6921.
-------------------------RV Space for Rent.
All bills included
with Dish Network
or Travel Trailer for
Rent with all Bills
included with Dish
Network. Please call
830-203-7250
or
830-431-4169.
-------------------------One R/V site available. $450 per
month
includes
utilities. For more
info call 830-8571418 or 830-8570986.
-------------------------Private RV or Travel
Trailer Parking Spot.
All hookups are in
place and ready
to call your home.
Fencing on three
sides. Located on
corner lot with
shade trees. Has
pad for home to be
parked on. $300
per month with
$100 Deposit. All
bills paid. Located
at Luling. This is a
private lot, no RV
park. Call 830-2634356 or 830-5606963 for showing
and details.
-------------------------Six RV Hookups for
long term lease at
BOATS FOR SALE

Pontoon
boat.
Good seats, good
stereo, good trailer.
Motor needs 90
Force Powerhead.
$2,500.
830-8575106.
Call 672-7100
to place your
ad.
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
Drivers
MOTORCYCLES
2006 Harley soft
tail. $13,500/OBO.
820-203-1565.(724-14)
-------------------------Harley Davidson 2007 Dyna Lowrider with pulled baffles. Blue/Grey 7700
miles. Blue Book
Price - $9,440. Harley Davidson - 2009
883L Sportster 700
miles - Burnt Orange. Blue Book
- $5,190. Will negotiate. Call 830-8759126 for more information, 8-5pm.
-------------------------Gruene Harley-Davidson is currently
buying pre-owned
Harleys.
Looking
to sell your Harley?
Call Jon Camareno
at 830-624-2473.
RECREATION
2006 Land Prides
4x4
Recreational
Vehicle For Sale.
Approx. 200 hours.
Honda Motor. Independent Suspension.
Windshield
and Roof. 4x4. Asking - $4,950.00 in
very good condition. Call 830-8574670.
PETS
Free: Female American Pit Bull Terrier.
Call 540-4850 for
information. (9-2514)
-------------------------American Pit Bull
Terrier puppies for
sale, Blue & Red
nosed, 3 females
and 1 male. Asking
$115 for the male
and $130 a piece
for the females.
Prices negotiable.
Mother & father are
both large, gentle
and loyal dogs. Call
Jonathon at 830263-1503.(8-28-14)
--------------------------
HELP WANTED
Vacuum Truck Drivers

For Eagle Ford Shale area
CDL & exp. required
Up to $20/hr w/competitive
benefits
Please Call:
956-900-5464
512-738-2835
General Farm
Labor
Benefits include:

Apply in person at:
1680 CR431
Mon-Friday, 7-4 pm.
Telephone number
830-540-4105
EMAIL: lmbaker@cmfoods.com
Apply today,
Start today!!!
Production / Poultry Processing:
BD Driver - Class A - Tx DL
Sanitation (Nights)
Truck Mechanic
Maintenance
1st & 2nd Processing
Mon- Fri., 8-10 hr. days
Competitive Pay
$9.50 - $12.00
(with weekly incentive pay)
Must have proof of identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.

Human Resources
Si Habla Espaol
HELP WANTED
Adult Ed
Recruitment/Retention Specialist
Victoria College is hiring a part time Recruitment & Retention Specialist for the
Adult Education Program on the Gonzales Campus. Position is non-benefits
eligible, pays $15/hr., and requires a
bachelors degree. Will be responsible
for developing and offering new and
expanded services to prepare and attract
students to adult education opportunities. For more details and to complete
the VC on line application visit VictoriaCollege.edu>Quick Links>Jobs at VC.
EOE
BOBTAIL
DRIVER/DELIVERY
PERSON
Needed for packaged and bulk oil and fuel

deliveries. Class B CDL with HazMat required
but Class A CDL with HazMat and tanker
endorsement preferred. Two driving positions
open in Gonzales but one position will also
travel to other locations and also be responsible
for daily paperwork. Benefits include two weeks
paid vacation, health insurance, 401(k), local
deliveries and limited overnight travel.
Applications may be picked up and returned to
Johnson Oil Company

Attn: Bulk Plant Manager
1113 Sarah DeWitt
or faxed to 830-672-6659
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CLASSIFIEDS
LIVESTOCK
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
WANTED
MISC. SERVICES
2 Registered Quarter Horses. Good

halter & cutting
bloodlines. Gentle.
Not ridden much
lately. Looking for
good home. Call
713-252-1130.
-------------------------WW covered horse
trailer, 2009, original owner, 16 w/
divider door, lighting used. $2,100.
Call Bob at 512-4684068.(7-17-14)
-------------------------WANTED
Looking for feedlot
cowboy to put handle on saddle mule.
361-362-3735.
-------------------------Goats for Sale. Call
361-208-3565.
-------------------------Hay for sale. Square
bales. $7.00 per
bale. 830-857-4073.
-------------------------Angus Bull. 3 - 18
months old Bulls; 1
26 month old bull.
Call 830-263-0808.
-------------------------Bull For Sale:
* Black polled Hereford (White face).
* 21 months old. *
Very gentle, home
grown. * Throws
a
predominance
of black baldies
when crossed with
black hided cows.
* This breed has
a history of birthing small calves. *
Heifer calves make
great replacement
stock. * Can be registered, if papers are
important. * Price
$2,500.
Charles
Nunes,
830-2030477.
bathroom. Stocked
pond w/walk-out
pier. Oak and Pecan
trees. Minerals. Located 6 miles south
of
Hallettsville.
$549,000. 361-7989970 or 210-8461898. (10-30-14)
-------------------------For Sale by Owner:
Home on Land.
123 Acres w/1,800
SF manufactured
home (year: 2001).
Land features gorgeous views, gently
rolling hills, pasture
land, cross fencing,
2 ponds, 30x60 and
30x20 pole barns.
Home features fireplace, garden tub,
open floor plan,
vaulted
ceilings,
covered porches.
Sunrise view in
back, sunset view in
front. Pump House
includes 1,000 gal
water storage tank
and Rain SoftTM water softner. Carport:
4-bay, 16-ft. tall.
Located between
Shiner and Moulton. private. No
minerals. $695,000.
361-798-9970
or
210-846-1898. (1030-14)
-------------------------For Sale: to be
moved or removed.
One hundred year
old house, excellent
wood, new tin roof,
story and half. Must
be moved or removed within sixty
days of purchase.
$5,000.
830-8570268. (7-31-14)
-------------------------BRAND NEW HOME,
located in Yoakum,
2br/1bath, central
air/heat,
shingle
roof, laundry room
with window, front/
back porch, nature
view
surrounds
back yard, excellent location within
walking distance
to HEB, restaurants
and shopping, minutes from oil/gas
activity in the area.
MUST SEE! 361-2938172, Cali.(7-17-14)
--------------------------
House for Sale:

2BR/1BA,
hardwood floors, large
kitchen,
pantry.
Sold with or without large lot in
back. Large fenced
lot. 210 Crisswell,
Yoakum, TX. 361596-4497.
WANTED
Looking for feedlot
cowboy to put handle on saddle mule.
361-362-3735.
Master Plumber.
Reasonable Rates.
Please Call
713-203-2814 or
281-415-6108.
License #M18337
-------------------------No Limit
Accessories
David Matias,
Owner
830-263-1633
1026 St. Paul St.,
Gonzales
Window Tinting,
Commercial.
Call for a
ppointment.
REAL ESTATE
For Sale by Owner:
Gorgeous Colonial
style country estate!
4,300 SF, 4BR/3B on
9 acres. Features
include: office, 2 FP
(one in MB), wood
flooring, whirlpool
tub, stained glass,
crown molding, upstairs laundry, covered porches, 2-car
garage. Large BBQ
pit and patio. Detached 30x40 shop
w/overhead doors,
sink, cabinets and
For the Elderly 62 or

older
1800 Waelder Road,

Gonzales, TX
(830) 672-2877
Backhoe &
Trenching
Water lines, Water repairs, sewer
lines. 830-556-6905.
There is no substitute for experience.
-------------------------Need a lifeguard
for private parties!
For information call
830-445-0483.
-------------------------Mobile Mower
Repair
Offering tune-ups,
repairs & parts for
most brands in
my trailer, at your
home.
Evenings
and
Saturdays.
Tune-ups start at
$30+ parts. 830857-4580, Jacob.
-------------------------Belmont RV Park.
Propane Services.
Call 830-424-3600
or 830-556-6905.
-------------------------Plumbing Repairs.
All Types of
Plumbing.
MISC. SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
Ginger Robbins, Realtor

Owner/Operator
512-284-0801
REAL ESTATE
APTS. FOR RENT
1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments

for Rent.
Monte Vista East

(Republic Properties)
904 Williams St.
Gonzales, TX 78629
Office - 830-672-8354
or fax to
830-672-7111
or email to:
subscriptions@gonzalescannon.com
MISC. SERVICES
HOMES to be MOVED
See us at
Homes to be moved.com
For 50 years.
Insured.
361-533-0846
152 Acres. Southwest of Gonzales on FM 1116.

Hilltop, stone,
3/2.5, pool,
hot-tub, patio. Good
CONTRACT
PENDING
grazing & oaks & brush for wildlife. 2 stock tanks.
1,035,000
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
424 Acres. Cheapside. Pens, tanks, some oaks.
$3,850 per acre. SOLD
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
250 Acres. South Goliad. Good oaks, brush, and
grazing. Well fenced
and watered. Paved road
SOLD
just off US 183. $3,975/ac. with 1/8 minerals. Not
leased.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
106 Acres. Rockport. Minutes to water, fine dining. Good oaks, coastal bermuda. Nice home
plus modular home. Some minerals. $1,400,000.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
62 Acres. South Cuero. Oaks, brush, hay field.
CONTRACT PENDING
Pens, well. Cross-fenced. $5,300/ac.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
198 Acres, Atascosa County, West of Floresville. Huge Creek Bottom, 2 tanks, water meter,
shallow well, electricity, oaks, elms, persimmon,
mesquite, black brush. Could this be your new
hunting spot? $2,895 per acre. Might divide into
two tracts.
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advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination
based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status or national origin, or an intention or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age
of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant
women and people securing custody of children under
18.
This newspaper wil not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.
Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal
opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call
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SMITH RANCH INVESTMENTS

Randy Smith, Broker
830-672-8668
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
627 CLARK ST., Gonzales. - Nice 3BD/2BA home.
Kitchen open to living area. Master bedroom has
an on suite with a walk-in closet. Engineered wood
CONTRACT
flooring in living
area. New carpet in bedrooms.
Nicely landscaped yard. Nice size back yard is a
really nice size with a privacy fence, new roof.
$132,000
FOR RENT
511 Milam, Luling: Approx. 1165 sq.
ft. 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, 1 half bath.
Central Air and Heat. Two car attached
garage. Screened porch on back of
home. Privacy fence in back. $1,000/
month.
15309 FM 1322, Luling. App. 1,475
sq. ft. 3BD/2BA, kitchen open to dining room and family room. Attached
garage. Enclosed sun porch on back
of home, Co-op water, but also has
well for yard. Located just minutes from
Luling. Country views! Open hay barn
available for use. 1 acre! Located in the
country! $1,100/month.
2025 Sandy Ranch Rd.
5143 CR 283
REAL ESTATE
E-mail: grobbins@riatarealestate.com
Web site: www.riatarealestate.com
RV Park
830-424-3600
830-672-7100
We buy & move
NEW LISTING - Harwood - This secluded

ranch is the one youve been looking for!
Improved property features 46.2 fully fenced
acres of wooded and coastal fields with large
stock tank, 2 barns, and numerous sheds. 3
BD/2BA/2 Car Garage brick home on a slab
with metal roof. $450,000
$250/monthly
Includes WiFi,
Electric/Pool/Laundry
to place your FREE

Garage Sale Ads here.
REAL ESTATE
WANTED
RV Spots
Rental Units Start

out at $400/Single
Call
The
Gonzales Cannon
WANTED:
19972001 Toyota Camry,
4 cyl, good engine.
830-377-8814.(925-14)
--------------------------
Belmont
RV Park
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
1 - 1 BEDROOM APT.
COUNTRY VILLAGE
SQUARE
Approximately 1/2
Acre S. of Gonzales
on Pilgrim Rd. Call
for details. 979-7435840.
-------------------------Land for Sale. 17
acres.
830-8574242.
-------------------------45+ Acres for sale.
Pasture land &
wooded acreage.
Native
wildlife,
electricity,
some
minerals, some restrictions. Northern
Gonzales County.
$5,500/per
acre.
830-540-3382.(724-14)
-------------------------5.5 Acres for Sale or
Lease. Cleared, water well, 3-200 amp
loops, and 100 yds
off Hwy. 80 w/good
county road frontage. In Leesville
between Belmont
& Nixon. Will subdivide. Would make
a perfect oil field
yard or residence.
Call David, 713-2521130 ; Peyton, 512948-5306.
RV SITES
FOR RENT
APTS. FOR RENT
Rent is based on income

Water, sewer and trash
are paid
Cable provided at $15.00
a month
LAND
MISC. SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
HARWOOD - Majestic country-side property and custom home on approx. 124 acres! 3BD/2.5
BA home with detached 2 car garage. Recent, full remodel to home offers remarkable custom
detailing throughout. Spend your evenings winding down on the covered patio, next to the pool,
and gazing out onto the flowing fields. Approx. 35% wooded areas and 65% open pastures
including a beautifully constructed horse barn, large shop, storage sheds, irrigation tank, good
fencing, and water to all pastures. $1,070,000.
1269 San Marcos Hwy.
NEW LISTING - LULING - Approximately

1,724 sq. ft. 3 BD/2 BA/2 car garage home
located on 1.01 acres. Detached covered
storage area of approximately 1,228 sq. ft.
*Additional adjoining 0.595 acre tract possibly
available. $112,500
v1350 IH 10 - NEW LISTING - Gonzales ISD - Large 4BD/2BA manufactured home situated on
SOLD $133,000.
14 acres with easy to access to Luling and Gonzales.
v17010 IH-10, HARWOOD - NEW LISTING - Large, approx. 2,331 sq. ft. 3 BD/2.5BA/3 car garage open floor plan home on approx. 33 acres.
Kitchen open to breakfast area, dining and large
SOLD
living. Screened and open porches. Large shop, 2 hay barns, pens, 4 ponds and beautiful Countryside views. Fenced and cross-fenced. This property is a must see! OFFERED AT $325,000.
v215 S Oak - Large, 3 BD/2.5 BA home located on half of a city block for 0.7 acre! Large den
and formal dining areas feature 2 wood burning fireplaces. Upstairs features private entrance for
income producing space if desired. Open lot to enjoy garden, pool, or build income producing
structure. REDUCED $199,900. $209,500.
Land
71.13 Acres
CR 794 - Harwood - NEW LISTING - Located just South of

Harwood off CR 794 and IH 10 intersection in Gonzales County,
this tract features a landscape of nice trees including Post and Live
Oaks throughout and a large tank. Co-op Water and Electricity
available. Great piece to nurture for recreational and hunting opportunities or possible development of Commercial or Residential
improvements. $379,000.
94 GLENDALE, Luling - 3BD/2 full BA/1 1/2-bath.

Lge. family room with fireplace, lge. kitchen w/
island, stainless appliances,
office, formal dining
RENTED
room/laundry room off kitchen, fireplace, 2-car attached garage, fenced back yard. Great neighborhood! $1,200/month.
Member MLS Services:

Central Texas, Austin, San Antonio & Houston
v39.59 Acres - 3161 Chalk Rd., Harwood - NEW LISTING - Great property for home site and/
or recraetional use features mostly wooded terrain with nice mature trees and some clearing.
Fenced on 3 sides, small pond, and water well on site. $188,500.
vSettlement at Patriot Ranch - 3-27 acre site built home sites. Beautiful countryside and wildlife views. Electricity available. Paved roads, well/septic required.
vRV Park - 31.117 Ac, HWY 90 IH 10 Access - Just off Interstate 10 - many possibilities with
HWY 90 and Arrow Lane frontage. City utilities available. Site has been engineered for 54 unit
RV Park on 10.5 acres if desired. Offered at $900,000.
269.69 Acres - Hwy. 80S. Belmont
Meeting all of Your Real Estate needs in South Central Texas
946 E. Pierce Street, Luling

Office: 830-875-6017 512-284-0801
Located approximately 7miles South of IH-10 in Gonzales County,

this picturesque hunting and recreational property has a wow factor! Property features nice elevation spots offering beautiful views,
2 water wells - located on the North and South portions of property,
small cabin and older chicken house. The landscape is mostly brush
land with a variety of native brush and tree species making for an
ideal habitat for wildlife. The brush is heavy with a well maintained
Sendero system. Offered at $1,225,303.
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CONTRACT
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17515 E. IH 10
Great opportunity for investors or to move

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J B Wells Upcoming Events

November 22nd-23rd
Region 6 Rodeo
Sponsored by
Gonzales Livestock Market
every
Sale day
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at 10
November 29th-30th
WRAPN3 Barrell Race
P.O. Box 565 Gonzales, TX 78629

David Shelton Mobile 830-857-5394
Mike Brzozowski Mobile 830-857-3900
with live webcast @ www.cattleUSA.com
Office 830-672-2845
Fax 830-672-6087
Feline prints on the

prowl this season, so
let your look growl
By ANDREA SEGER
Co-Owner, Angels & Outlaws
Music Study Club News

By CAROL DUBOSE
Special to The Cannon
The Music Study Club,

a part of the Texas and
the National Federation
of Music Clubs met November 11, 2014 at the
First Baptist Fellowship
Hall for a program entirely of patriotic music,
led by Herb Karnau, accompanied at the piano
by Laurel Ince. Pres. Vida
Burnett opened the meeting and introduced the
program, noting we have
this holiday for honoring
veterans of U.S. military
forces. Teachers of music
in the elementary, middle
grades, junior high school
and high school were all
invited to join us in this
program. Members each
noted the military connections to family members as we began. From

Together We Sing, we
joined to sing the Federation Hymn and became
the singing chorus for
well known patriotic music. It was inspirational to
sing several verses of each
song; some of which we
had not known had words
to the music. We sang
MY COUNTRY TIS OF
THEE, AMERICA THE
BEAUTIFUL, THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC, TEXAS, OUR
TEXAS, THIS LAND IS
MY/YOUR LAND, GOD
BLESS AMERICA, STARS
AND STRIPES FOREVER, and THE NATIONAL
ANTHEM/ THE STAR
SPANGLED
BANNER.
East Avenue Elementary

school teacher, Rena Gray
especially invited Music
Club members to view either their last rehearsal or
the performance of their
Christmas program to be
given in early December.
The Business meeting
followed with a report
from Sarah Patterson
of plans made for the
Christmas Dinner, to be
held at noon, at the Alcalde Grill, December 9th.
Shirley Spoon gave
each member a specially
designed lapel pin which
commemorates the 100th
anniversary of the Texas Federation of Music
Clubs to be celebrated
in March of 2015. Pres.
Burnett led members
to stand and speak the
NFMC Collect to close

the meeting.
Host and hostesses
Joey and Dae Moss and
Sandra Moore provided a
lavish fall decorated table
of refreshments including
croissant chicken salad
sandwiches,
pimiento
cheese dip, garlic buttered
toast rounds, potato
chips, a platter of fresh
fruits and two sweet fruit
dips, a platter of vegetable bits with two dips, a
German Chocolate Bundt
cake drizzled with coconut butter pecan icing, a
fruit punch and coffee.
Members are reminded
of the December 9th dinner and should advise the
Social Committee if they
have not made reservations to attend.
Feline prints are on the

prowl this season. A little
animal print goes a long
way in modernizing your
wardrobe. Vogue is calling this look City Safari.
Over the years animal print
trends come and go. This
fall you will need to know
the right tricks to amp up
the edginess and get the
perfect animal print look.
Now when I say animal
prints are trending high
that doesnt mean short and
tight spandex like a cougar
on the prowl. Think basics
like color block and minimalistic patterns paired
with your leopard, cheetah,
or tiger prints. Pastel colored animal prints are great
way to get a modern look
out of an old classic fashion trend. Rosy pink cheetah and leopard in a mint
Royalty Income, Personal & Business Taxes
Millers
Autoworx
Miller Bullock
Lifetime achievers
Recently Kris McLain, Lone Star Lions Eye

Bank Region 1 Director, presented two
lifetime memberships to Gonzales Breakfast Lions, Sandy and Ken Moore, for
their tireless effort during the White Cane
Fundraiser. Lion Kris thanked the public
for their ongoing support of Lions.
Spade & Trowel Garden Club News

The Spade and Trowel Garden
Club met on Nov. 11 at the home of
Cindy Cole. Refreshments, including tea sandwiches, cheese pinwheels
and spiced pecans, were served from
a lovely southern themed table centered by magnolia leaves and cones.
Chicory coffee was a special treat.
Co-hostesses were Twan Brady, Joan
Griffin, Carol Hardcastle and Jane
Johnson.
Glenda Gordon of the Gonzales County Historical Commission
presented a program on historic
postcards of Gonzales dating from
the 1800s through the mid-1900s.
Each postcard had an image of an
historic Gonzales structure (buildings, churches, homes, monuments)

or commemorated events or people
important in the history of the town.
The postcards could be dated, in part,
by the way they were formatted to
meet changing U.S. Postal Service
regulations. Using her laptop computer, Ms. Gordon projected computer enhanced images of the postcards
on a large TV screen. Vivid colors
and small details could be seen as well
as messages from the senders. Club
members identified some of the places and events depicted on the cards.
Ms. Gordon clearly enjoyed her subject and gave an excellent presenta-
Get Ready for Christmas at ...
Abrameit TREE FARM
Choose & Cut Christmas Trees

Weekends: Nov. 29 & 30, Dec. 6 & 7, Dec. 13 & 14
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
We also have pre-cut Frazier & Noble Firs Available
13 miles North of Gonzales,
183 N. toward Luling.
512-468-2116
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60 lights. Contributions are accepted
for $1 per light or $60 for a complete
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in memory of someone. All funds
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people, especially those attending

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to overthrow Franklin Roosevelt

have an obligation to defend Freedom and Liberty. Some join because

George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident and is

Not only is Obama ignoring the will of the

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review and a syndicated

prefer that Congress itself change

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Still sharing smiles and silliness after all these years

I hadnt even cleared the sleep out of my

tivate about. At times. I attempted to appease

Chevy Monte Carlo, an apartment was where I

Spending our 38th wedding anniversary in Aruba. We came to terms in

Vandalism at GCAM was senseless, heartless

determined, the persons who did this